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Fundamentals for the study of behaviour in any bureaucracy are the inter-related issues of motivation and control. Motivation has to do with the factors that lead individuals to act in a given setting. Types of motivating factors are commonly perceived as being significant in the actions of bureaucrats: a desire for material gain, a desire for ego satisfaction, a desire to avoid mental stress or anxiety, a desire for status recognition, a desire to avoid physical ...
The range of subjects covered in these two volumes include : forms of organisation and government; dynamics of recruitment and training; centralised recruitment agency; governance at the grassroots; the intricacies of panchayati raj system; the nature of the administrative state; public policy and public intervention measures; law enforcement and the police administration; and the future of public administration in the modem state. Individually as well as ...
This book reflects briefly on major components, such as, participatory democracy, e-democracy, rule of law, consensus, economic efficiency, etc. The Declaration of Delhi on good governance is also presented. Issue, such as, transparency, the core factor as far as good governance is concerned, is discussed in detail, including the theme of media transparency. The subject areas of corruption, public contracting the monitoring are also covered. The ...