The Civil Services in India : Oxford India Short Introductions
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford India Short Introductions Series
ISBN-10
0198086091
ISBN-13
9780198086093
Publisher
OUP India
Imprint
OUP India
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 2nd, 2013
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
216 grams
Dimensions
13.00 x 19.20 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Public administrationPolitical economyCivil service & public sector
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An efficient and competent bureaucracy is indispensable to any modern state. Exploring the evolution, role, structure, and size of civil services in India, this book captures its various challenges and drawbacks and advocates reforms towards a cleaner, more efficient, and performance-based structure.
An efficient and competent bureaucracy is indispensable to any modern state. This short introduction identifies the importance of civil services in nation-building and governance, and puts forth its varied roles in the current polity: as a regulator, a facilitator, and an executer of development policies. Presenting a clear and concise introduction to the civil services in India, the book engages with:its evolution, size, and structure against a brief historical background the processes of recruitment, training, and performance assessment the managerial, political, social, and judicial mechanisms of accountability; and the relationship between civil servants and the political executive Through in-depth theoretical analyses, it captures the various contributions and drawbacks of the services; and advocates reforms in the existing set-up towards a cleaner, more efficient and performance-based structure in keeping with India''s influence as an emerging superpower.
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