Ethics for governance : reinventing public services / B.P. Mathur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mathur, B. P. (Birendra Prasad), 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--India--History.

Public administration.

Public administration--Moral and ethical aspects--India--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book analyzes the reasons for inadequate delivery of public services in India and discusses the importance of values and ethics in public services for good governance. It outlines measures to create an ethical and enabling environment so that public functionaries may provide efficient, responsive and humane administration.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Part I: Introduction ""; ""1. The Rise of Modern State ""; ""2. Ingredients of Good Governance ""; ""Part II: Values and Character-Making ""; ""3. Fundamental Values for Humanity ""

""4. Character-Building for National Reconstruction """"5. Restoring Values: Inculcating Indian Ethos ""; ""Part III: Indian Administration through the Ages ""; ""6. Ancient Indian Polity ""; ""7. The Mahabharata: Fundamentals of Governance ""; ""8. Kautilya: The Art of Governance ""

""9. The Medieval Administration """"10. The British Administration ""; ""Part IV: Contemporary India ""; ""11. Indian Polity after Independence ""; ""12. The Current Economic Setting ""; ""13. Constructing a New Economic Model ""; ""14. The Gandhian Alternative to Economic Development ""

""Part V: Public Administration: Problems and Solution """"15. Public Services: Why They Don't Function? ""; ""16. Senior Civil Services: Reinventing Them ""; ""17. International Experience in Reform: New Public Management ""; ""18. Reforming Public Management: An Agenda ""

""Part VI: An Ethical Framework """"19. The Ethics of Public Service ""; ""20. An Ethics Code: International Perspective ""; ""21. An Ethics Code for Public Servants in India ""; ""Part VII: The Challenges ""; ""22. Combating Corruption: The Ethical Dimension ""

""23. Leadership and Individual Excellence ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-315-73401-X

1-317-55969-X

9781315734019

OCLC:

911046431