"Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude: foundational values for civil services in India"

The 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 probed in the context of declining moral values, accountability ethics and galloping corruption in Indian public administration. A minimum and a highly rewarding reading for civil service aspirants, it provokes them to think and debate the ethical issues through dozens of case studies, 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. The book will also enable the readers to identify right attitudes and discover a problem-solving approach in dealing with conflicts in society.