B. P. Mathur

Ethics for Governance (eBook, ePUB)

Reinventing Public Services

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317559696
• Artikelnr.: 43099777

Autorenporträt

B. P. Mathur is former Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, Audit Board, India; Additional Secretary, Government of India, and Director, National Institute of Financial Management, Faridabad. He is currently engaged as a social activist.

Inhaltsangabe

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. The 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 24. Epilogue: India Realising its
Destiny. Bibliography. About the Author. Index.