Civil Society and Ethical Governance in the Indian Context
This paper examines the role of the Civil Society in establishing ethical governance in the Indian context. Though the term Civil Society is of recent origin in India, the nature and scope of functions of such voluntary organizations have a long history beginning with the local self-help institutions at the village level (like Caste and Village Panchayats, traders associations) that were/are performing such functions which had/has social backing but falling outside the legal framework. However, in the post liberalization era (post-1991) in India, the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been actively participating in the process of governance by monitoring the delivery of public utility services and programs, creating awareness among citizens on social and legal matters, and involving in development issues at the local level. CSOs are working in diverse areas and have even gained field experience. But in their eagerness to emphasize on good and ethical governance it is being felt that they are overreaching their scope and are not conducting themselves in a mature and responsible manner. They are trying to impose in the law-making process and demand a final say in the formulation of policies and law, which has been fiercely challenged by the legislature. This paper explores the issues involved in areas of collaboration and conflict between CSOs and representative democracy.
Civil Society Governance Pluralism Localism Accountability Legitimacy
A.Venkatraman
Professor and Head, Department of Public Administration, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat 395007, Gujarat, India
国际会议
2012 International Conference on Public Administration(8th)(2012年公共管理国际会议 ICPA)
印度海德拉巴
英文
351-355
2012-10-25（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）