Ethical Governance and Society—Politics and Administration
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120130306 |
| Date | 01 July 2013 |
| Author | S.L. Goel |
| Published date | 01 July 2013 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
ETHICAL GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIETY-
POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION
S.L. GOEL
Moral
and
spiritual values are the foundations
of
the highest
path
of
civilisation,
and
since they emancipate humanity from
na"ow
grooves
of
thought, they deserve to be understood more
and
more clearly
and
more
and
more meaningfully. Moral
and
spiritual values appear to
be
the common elements
of
various
religions promoting everlasting peace
and
universal harmony;
we look up to the ethical
and
spiritual
value~
in
our
efforf
to
rise above differences among religions.
WE ARE passing through critical times when the environment all around
is unethical, late K.R. Narayanan, President
of
India, while delivering his
address on the eve
of
Independence Day, on 14th August 2000, was critical
of
the nexus between politicians and criminals, who are, in the process
polluting the environment
of
the country. The malpractices in every sphere
have become consensus and are engulfing the entire system.
The scandals and cases
of
corruption, kickbacks, bribery, extortions,
lying and deception by government all over the world, in both developed
and developing countries at different times, are too many and too well-
. known to need any enumeration. In the wake
of
many cases
of
nepotism,
influence peddling, corporate bribery, corruption, illicit operations, business
malpractices, and unhealthy. nexus between politics, administration and
business coming
of
public notice at the time
of
the World War Il, the US
Senate
set-up a sub-committee
under
Senator
Paul Douglas, which
submitted its report, commonly known as the Report on Ethical Standards
in Government. This attracted attention all over the world and the various
nuances
of
ethics in governance were discussed, researched and commented
upon in various forums.
Vohra Committee has been quite vocal in portraying the decaying
environment engulfing the basic framework
of
the Indian constitution and
social life
of
the people.
To quote from the Vohra Committee: ''The big smuggling Syndicates,
having international linkages, have spread into and infected the various
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