Contents1. Ethics of Administration —Pgs.1-3Administrative Ethics —Pgs.1The Ethics of Administration consist of three basic components —Pgs.2Specific Ethical Requirements for the Civil Service —Pgs.2Requirement for Administrative Ethics —Pgs.22. Ethics: The In-Depth Human Interface —Pgs.4-6Domains of Ethical Study/Branches of Ethics —Pgs.4There are Three Extensive Fields of Ethical Study —Pgs.4Meta-Ethics —Pgs.5Normative Ethics —Pgs.5Applied Ethics —Pgs.63. Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers From India and the World —Pgs.7-22Moral Thinkers from the World —Pgs.7Socrates —Pgs.7Plato —Pgs.8Aristotle —Pgs.9Difference between Plato and Aristotle —Pgs.9In Philosophy —Pgs.9In Ethics —Pgs.10In Political Hypothesis —Pgs.10Immanuel Kant —Pgs.11John Rawls —Pgs.11Jeremy Bentham —Pgs.12John Stuart Mill —Pgs.13Rousseau —Pgs.14Dalai Lama —Pgs.15Moral Thinkers from India —Pgs.16Gautam Buddha —Pgs.16Vardhmana Mahavira —Pgs.17Swami Vivekananda —Pgs.18Raja Ram Mohan Roy —Pgs.20Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi —Pgs.20Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan —Pgs.224. Concerns and Dilemmas Related to Ethics in Government Institutions —Pgs.23-33Definition and Significance of Ethics —Pgs.23Evolution of Ethical Concerns in Administration —Pgs.24Context of Ethics and Its Significance for Public Administration —Pgs.25The Historical Context —Pgs.26The Socio-cultural Context —Pgs.26Legal-judicial Context —Pgs.27The Political Context —Pgs.28The Economic Context —Pgs.28Issue of Ethics: Foci and Concerns —Pgs.29Ethical Dilemmas —Pgs.31Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas in Public Administration —Pgs.31Towards New Dimensions of Ethics —Pgs.325. Case Studies —Pgs.34-82Understanding Case Study —Pgs.34Tactics to Answer Case-Study Questions —Pgs.34The Four Step Process —Pgs.35Sample Case Study —Pgs.35Sample Case Study —Pgs.36Sample Case Study —Pgs.36 APPENDICES —Pgs.85–138Appendix 1.Right to Public Services Legislation in India —Pgs.85-86Framework —Pgs.85Implementing states —Pgs.86Appendix 2.The Right of Citizens for Time Bound Delivery of Goods and Services and Redressal of Their Grievances Bill, 2011 —Pgs.87-93Aims of the Bill —Pgs.87Key points —Pgs.87Part A: Highlights Of The Bill —Pgs.88Context —Pgs.88Key Features —Pgs.88Complaint Mechanism —Pgs.89Part B: Key Issues And Analysis —Pgs.90Parliament’s Jurisdiction to Regulate State Public Officials —Pgs.90Lack of Clarity on the Meaning of Public Authority —Pgs.91Multiplicity of Grievance Redressal Forums —Pgs.91Exclusion of non-citizens —Pgs.92Inconsistencies in the Appeals Procedure —Pgs.92Removal of Members of the Central and State Grievance Commissions —Pgs.93Inconsistency between the Powers of the DA and the Commissions —Pgs.93Appendix 3.India’s Citizen’s Charter and Grievance Redressal Bill, 2011 —Pgs.94-135Jan Lokpal Bill —Pgs.94Lokpal Bill —Pgs.95Timeline and cost —Pgs.95Current Anti-Corruption Laws and Organizations —Pgs.95Inspiration —Pgs.96Key Features of Proposed Bill —Pgs.96Difference between Government’s and Activists’ Drafts of Jan Lokpal Bill —Pgs.97Governments Approach about Whistleblower Protection & Citizen-charter —Pgs.97Campaign for the Jan Lokpal Bill —Pgs.97Parliamentary Actions on the Proposed Legislation —Pgs.100The Lokpal Bill, 2011 —Pgs.100Journey through The Lok Sabha —Pgs.101Journey through The Rajya Sabha —Pgs.102Budget Session, 2012 —Pgs.103Lokayukta —Pgs.104Constitutional Amendment for Effectiveness —Pgs.105Lokayukta/Lokpal/Lokaayog Acts in Indian States —Pgs.105Reforms —Pgs.105Focus on National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution —Pgs.106Menace of Corruption in Public Life —Pgs.106A. Need for enforcing section 5 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 —Pgs.110B. Misfeasance in Public Office—A Remedy —Pgs.113C. Necessity for a law providing for confiscation of illegally acquired assets of public servants —Pgs.118D. Enactment of a Public Interest Disclosure Act —Pgs.121E. Enactment of a Freedom of Information Act —Pgs.123F.  Necessity for enacting a Lok Pal Bill in addition to the Central Vigilance Commission Act —Pgs.127  Central Vigilance Commission —Pgs.133G. Strengthening of the Criminal Judicial System —Pgs.135Appendix 4.Official Secrets Act of India, 1923 —Pgs.136Prosecution and Penalties —Pgs.136Appendix 5.International NGO Accountability Charter —Pgs.137-138Origin —Pgs.137Articles —Pgs.138Governance —Pgs.138Related Codes of Conduct —Pgs.138

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