Governance in South Asia : state of the civil services / edited by K.S. Chalam.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I : Governance and Civil Service -- 1 -- Governance and Public Service -- 2 -- Constitutional Status of Civil Service in India -- 3 -- Civil Service Values and Neutrality -- 4 -- Importance of Social Security in Good Governance -- Part II: Civil Service Reform in India -- 5 -- Accountability in Public Service -- 6 -- Corruption in All India Services -- 7 -- Institutional Reforms in Indian Civil Service -- 8 -- Reinventing the Civil Servant -- Part III: Functioning of Service Commissions in SAARC Region -- 9 -- Comparative Study of Service Commissions in SAARC Nations: Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Maldives -- Part IV: Case Studies -- 10 -- The Right to Good Governance: Present Scenario and Future Lessons -- 11 -- Indian Revenue Service: Reflections of a Woman Bureaucrat -- 12 -- Indian Postal Service: A Rewarding 'Social Service' -- 13 -- Functioning of Union Public Service Commission of India -- 14 -- Pakistan: Federal Public Service Commission and Its Functions -- 15 -- Functioning of Royal Bhutan Service Commission -- Bibliography -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Index.

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