About the Book
Now thoroughly revised and updated, this book seeks to make explorations in ethical musings from which the concepts of ‘integrity’ and ‘aptitudinal dispositions’ can be sorted out. It discusses issues in moral philosophy and civil service values, which devolve higher and heavier responsibilities on career public servants in a modernizing democracy of India’s size and diversities.
The aptitudes of civil servants and the foundational values of public service in India have been examined in depth in the light of new researches in the fields of ‘neurology’ and ‘emotional intelligence’. The ethical concerns, dilemmas and probity issues in governance have been examined in the context of declining moral values, accountability ethics and galloping corruption in Indian public administration.
The chapter on ‘Moral Philosophies and Philosophers’ has been entirely rewritten. Further, a new chapter on ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Transparency: The Ethical Issues’ has been additionally incorporated to highlight the ethical social responsibility of business and ethical interactions in global politics.
A minimum and a highly rewarding reading for civil service aspirants, it provokes them to think and debate the ethical issues woven around the emerging ethos of transparency, new codes of conduct and work culture of service delivery in government offices and the corporate world of tomorrow. Exhaustive section on Case Studies will help readers relate theory to practical understanding of the subject. The book will also enable the readers to identify right attitudes and discover a problem-solving approach in dealing with conflicts in society.
Contents
1 Explorations in Ethics: Essence, Determinants, Dimensions and Consequences
2 The Ethical Foundation of Personality and Human Behaviour
3 The Behavioural Process: Perception, Attitude and Aptitudinal Judgement
4 Rational Maturity and Emotional Intelligence: The Dilemmas of Ethical Conduct
5 The Sources of Ethical Inspiration: Lessons from the Lives of Leaders, Reformers and Administrators
6 Moral Philosophies and Moral Philosophers
7 The Ethics of Accountability: Status and Civil Service Values in India
8 Probity in Governance: Instrumentalities to Curb Unethical Action
9 Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Transparency: The Ethical Issues
About the Author / Editor
P.D. Sharma (b. 1933) obtained his MPA and PhD degrees from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA as a Fulbright Scholar in 1967. He has been Professor and Head of the Departments of Political Science (1986–89) and Public Administration (1975–77) of Rajasthan University, Jaipur. He has taught Public Administration and Management on several national and international campuses for more than five decades. He also served as Director of Poddar Institute of Management, Jaipur during 1989–90. He was Visiting Professor of Non-Western Studies at Lenoir-Rhyne University, North Carolina, USA in 1982–83.
Dr Sharma has published extensively in Hindi and English. The Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi honoured him with ‘Appleby Award’ for his lifetime achievements. His police research won him the membership of Rajasthan Police Commission. He has also served as a resource person at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, S.V.P. National Police Academy, Hyderabad and Internal Security Academy, Mount Abu.
