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.
Biography
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.
‘A multi-layered, fascinating and exciting study, the book explains how ethics makes governance not only effective but also gives it a credibility and acceptance lacking today.’ — T. N. Chaturvedi, former Governor, Karnataka, and former Comptroller and Auditor General, India
‘In a virtual tour de force, Mathur anticipates the difficulties in the public services and answers them with simplicity, relevance and conviction.’ — Yoginder K. Alagh, Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat
‘The book gives the essence of public service ethics through precepts and examples.’ — Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
