MAINS 2016 · GS IV · ETHICS

"Max Webar said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral a…

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2016 GS Paper IV Ethics

GS Paper IV 10 marks 150 words Ethics

Question

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"Max Webar said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms we apply to matters of personal conscience. It is important to realize that the state bureaucracy might possess its own independent bureaucratic morality." Critically analyse this statement. marks.

Syllabus link: GS IV – Ethics & Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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