Value-Structure of Indian Administrative Service : A Case Study of Himachal Pradesh

Contents: Acknowledgement. 1. Introduction. 2. Socio-economic background of Indian Administrative Aervice of H.P. 3. Cognitive orientation of I.A.S. Officers of Himachal Pradesh. 4. Patterns of interaction and interrelations of I.A.S Officers and political elites of H.P. 5. Administrative procedures and practices in the administrative system of H.P. 6. Structural-functional characteristics of bureaucratic organisation of Himachal Pradesh. 7. Summing up. Bibliography. Index.

"The book relates to Indian Administrative Service and its value-structure. It concerns more than the values of the bureaucrats as in the beginning. The author has included a chapter on socio-economic background of Indian Administrative Service of Himachal Pradesh Cadre for the year 2000-01. In the introductory chapter, the author provides a theoretical framework of the study with explanations of the terms "Values" and "Orientations". In the first chapter the author has ably given, the universe of study, aims and objectives and method of data collection. In the first chapter the author has given in detail the review of most important books and articles relating to "Culture of Bureaucrats". The author has also given reasons for the utility of the research study to the literature of public administration.

The author has most vividly explained orientations of I.A.S Officers serving the H.P. State. A notable effort of the author is her decision to include a chapter on "Patterns of interaction and interrelations of I.A.S. Officers and Political Elites of H.P".

The book contains a chapter on the least discussed and least researched subject in the discipline of Public Administration--"Administrative Procedures and Practices". Another notable feature of the book is "Structural-Functional Characteristics" of bureaucratic organisation of the state of H.P." (jacket)