Ethics and Governance

✍ Scribed by Sawshilya, Archana

• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 224
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Ethics and Governance" is a textbook for undergraduate students of Public Administration, provides a clear understanding of all the basic concepts, theories and approaches to the subject including good governance, public-private partnership and health care system in a comprehensive and lucid manner. This student-friendly book includes helpful features like a glossary, reading list and review questions.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 4
About the Editor......Page 6
Meaning and Importance of Character......Page 8
Good Character in Administrative Ethics......Page 9
Buddha......Page 11
Confucius......Page 13
Aristotle......Page 14
The Definition of Character in the Twenty-first Century......Page 15
Summary......Page 18
Questions......Page 19
Morality in Public Life in India......Page 20
Causes for the Decline of Morality and Growth of Corruption......Page 23
Dual Economy......Page 24
Relevance of Gandhian Morality......Page 27
Endnotes......Page 28
Questions......Page 29
Introduction......Page 30
Ethical Behaviour in India......Page 31
Some Ethical Dilemmas......Page 33
Issues Confronting Problem-solving and Decision-making......Page 34
Evolving a Code of Conduct......Page 35
Questions......Page 37
Introduction......Page 38
Features of Ethics......Page 39
Ethics in Public and Private Perspective......Page 40
Public Service and Community Ethics......Page 41
Accountability......Page 42
Humanism......Page 43
Impartiality......Page 44
Indian Experience......Page 45
Endnotes......Page 47
Questions......Page 48
Introduction......Page 49
Origins of the Concept of Virtue......Page 50
Definitions of Virtue......Page 51
Joining Excellence in Virtue with Excellence in Function......Page 53
A Virtuous Administrator......Page 56
The Civil Service Code of Ethics in the United Kingdom......Page 57
Summary......Page 58
Questions......Page 59
Introduction......Page 60
Ethical Crisis in Public Administration......Page 61
Enforcement of Ethics in Public Agencies......Page 62
Social Ethos and Administrative Ethics......Page 63
Benefits to Public Administrators......Page 65
Benefits to Community......Page 66
Questions......Page 68
Introduction......Page 69
Citizenship as Status and Practice......Page 70
Citizenship and Public Administration......Page 71
Ethical Guidelines Based on Citizenship Values......Page 73
Future of Citizenship Ethics......Page 76
Summary......Page 78
Questions......Page 79
Ethical Dimensions in Australia......Page 80
Three Perspectives of Ethics......Page 81
Ethics in Canada......Page 87
Civil Service Ethics in England......Page 88
Ethical Dimensions in Francengland......Page 91
Ethics in the United States......Page 93
Summary......Page 95
Questions......Page 96
Introduction......Page 97
Importance of Civil Service Conduct......Page 98
Do’s and Don’ts for Civil Servants......Page 99
American Practice......Page 100
Conduct of Civil Servant......Page 101
Comment......Page 104
Disciplinary Action......Page 106
Forms of Disciplinary Action......Page 107
Significance of Removal......Page 108
Executive Responsibility......Page 110
Penalties......Page 111
Summary......Page 112
Questions......Page 113
Introduction......Page 114
How to Ensure Accountability......Page 115
Responsibility, Accountability and Responsiveness......Page 116
Instruments of Accountability......Page 118
Steps to Ensure Good Governance......Page 119
United States of America......Page 120
Africa......Page 121
Ethics and Accountability in Africa......Page 122
Factors that Contribute to the Lack of Ethics and Accountability in African Public Services......Page 124
Efforts to Remedy the Problem of Ethical Deficit and Lack of Accountability in African Public Services......Page 128
Policies and Strategies to Promote Ethical behaviour and Accountability in Public Services......Page 129
Problems of State Revenue Mobilization in Africa......Page 132
Summary......Page 135
Questions......Page 136
Introduction to Administrative Corruption......Page 137
Meaning and Definition of Corruption......Page 138
The Four Perspectives of Corruption......Page 139
Corruption—Power and Authority......Page 140
Corruption—Law and Policy......Page 141
Recommendations of the Santhanam Committee and Vohra Committee on Checking Corruption......Page 142
Steps to Fight Corruption......Page 143
Types of Corruption......Page 145
Strategies of Corruption......Page 146
Combating Corruption in Public Life......Page 147
Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Judicial System......Page 148
Constitutional Protection to Whistleblowers......Page 149
Amendment of Article 311 of the Constitution......Page 150
Transparency and the Right to Information......Page 151
Toning Up Administrative Effectiveness......Page 152
Introduction to Whistleblowers......Page 153
Meaning and Definition of Whistleblowers......Page 154
A Tale of Two Whistleblowers......Page 155
The Necessity of Whistleblowers......Page 156
Whistleblowing in the United Kingdom......Page 158
Protection of Whistleblowers in India......Page 159
Introduction to Vigilance Machinery in India......Page 161
Roots of Corruption in India......Page 162
The Office of Lokpal......Page 163
Lokpal......Page 164
Lokayukta and its Evolution......Page 165
The Lokayukta and Upalokayukta in Karnataka......Page 166
The Vigilance Commission in States......Page 167
State Vigilance Commission in Uttarpradesh......Page 168
Central Vigilance Commission......Page 169
Consultation with the Commission Regarding Appointments......Page 171
The Recommendations of the Arvind Pande Committee Report......Page 172
Summary......Page 174
Endnotes......Page 175
Questions......Page 176
Introduction......Page 177
The Ethical Dimensions of Public Administration......Page 178
Administrative Ethics in the Era of Globalization......Page 180
Summary......Page 190
Questions......Page 191
Introduction......Page 192
Background of Indian Administration......Page 193
Ethical Issues in India......Page 194
Introduction......Page 202
The Office of Lokpal......Page 203
Lokpal......Page 204
Recent Controversy......Page 205
Salient Features of Jan Lokpal Bill......Page 207
Lokpal Bill and Jan Lokpal Bill......Page 208
(a) Structure of the Lokpal......Page 212
(c) Accountability of the Members of the Parliament to the Lokpal for their Conduct in the Parliament......Page 213
(e) Should the Anti-corruption Wing of the CBI be Merged with the Lokpal?......Page 214
Jan Lokpal Would Harm India: The Government’s View......Page 215
Decision-making will be Casualty for Fear of a Complaint......Page 216
The Ongoing Discussion......Page 217
Summary......Page 219
Questions......Page 220
Glossary......Page 222
Bibliography......Page 224