Ethics Integrity and Aptitude in Governance

Ethics: Integrity & Aptitude in Governance will serve as a worthy companion, challenging the readers to push the envelope of intellectual understanding and translate the catholic understanding into pragmatic and holistic public/Corporate interest(s). The concepts presented in the book will continue to help aspirants for General Studies papers of the main examinations. The theoretical depth and expanse of topics in the book will help aspirants to hone their skills to adeptly tackle philosophical essays in the essay paper apart from being helpful in the Personality Test.

The text is supported by illustrations, highlights of recent research and studies, and examples created out of the participant-observant experiences of the authors as public servants. In order to supplement the explanations and discussions, the book closely follows a Consilience approach to topics, wherein facts are intricately linked to the theories across relevant disciplines. The METRICES framework as a heuristic tool to unravel the apparent and subtle moral elements in the case studies will help readers to set about objective, rational, and non-maleficence moral reasoning. Questions from the 2018-2022 Main examination at the end of the chapters will give a competitive edge to the aspirant's preparation.

Comprehensive coverage of both theoretical aspects and real-world applications of ethical practices in governance.
METRICES Approach to solve case studies with comprehensive illustrations.
Logically sequenced into 7 sections that discuss ethics and human values, ethics and public service, probity in governance, challenges of effective governance, corporate governance, ethical issues in international relations and public funding, and emotional intelligence and aptitude.
Chapter-end review exercise for practice with Previous Years’ Questions from 2018-2022