The book for the first time offers a comprehensive and contemporary account of the state of civil services in South Asia countries. It brings together experiences of former senior bureaucrats and critics from India and other SAARC nations to affirm the state of civil service and the need for reforms. While there have been studies describing the character, structure and the progress of the administrative systems in South Asia, there is no comprehensive account on the region’s present bureaucracy. This book attempts to bridge that gap through 15 insightful essays by experts and experienced bureaucrats. There is a general introduction too by the editor. The chapters have been divided thematically into four sections. The first two sections discuss the present state of civil service in India and possible reforms. The third section offers a comparative account of the functioning of civil service commissions in the SAARC nations. The fourth section has case studies based on on-the-job experience of bureaucrats from SAARC countries that describes how the system functions within the parameters of good governance. INDICE: PrefaceIntroduction - K S ChalamI. GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SERVICEGovernance and Public Service - Mohammad Hamid AnsariConstitutional Status of Civil Service in India - K S ChalamCivil Service Values and Civil Service Neutrality - Bhure LalImportance of Social Security in Good Governance - T S N SastryII. CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS IN INDIAAccountability in Public Service - N VittalCorruption in All India Services - Bhure LalInstitutional Reforms in Indian Civil Service - P K SaxenaReinventing the Civil Servant - Madhav GadboleIII. FUNCTIONING OF SERVICE COMMISSIONS IN SAARC REGIONComparative Study of Service Commissions in SAARC Nations: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka Afghanistan and Maldives - D FrancisIV. CASE STUDIESThe Right to Good Governance: Present Scenario and Future Lessons - B K Chaturvedi and Sekhar ChandraIndian Revenue Service: Reflections of a Woman Bureaucrat - Parveen TalhaIndian Postal Service: A Rewarding ‘Social Service - Humera AhmedFunctioning of Union Public Service Commission of India - K S ChalamPakistan: Federal Public Service Commission and Its Functions - Rana BhagwandasFunctioning of Royal Bhutan Service Commission - Pirthiman PradhanBibliographyIndex
- ISBN: 978-8-1321-1365-2
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 30/10/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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