Monday, 3 November 2014
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Role of civil services in a democracy
Democracy
is a means for the people to choose their leaders and to hold their leaders
accountable for their policies and their conduct in office. In a democracy the
supreme power is vested with the people and is exercised directly by them or
their elected agents. The elected agents have the authorization to govern the
society for a specific period. The elected representatives cannot work alone or
on their own and here the role of the civil services comes into play. The civil
services with the deepest knowledge, experience and understanding of public
affairs lends a helping hand to the elected representatives in formulating the
policies and in turn implementing these policies. The changing needs of the
society have led to an evolution in the role played by the civil services.
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