NODE 04 · GS Paper IV
Probity in Governance & Accountability
Probity in Governance: concept of public service; philosophical basis of governance and probity; information sharing and transparency in government; Right to Information; codes of ethics; codes of conduct; citizen's charter; work culture; quality of service delivery; utilisation of public funds; challenges of corruption.— UPSC Mains Syllabus
Governance integrity: Code of Ethics (aspirational, value-driven) vs Code of Conduct (enforceable, specific); Citizens' Charters; RTI; Klitgaard's corruption formula (Monopoly + Discretion − Accountability = Corruption); and the anti-corruption institutional architecture (CVC, Lokpal, FATF). The most analytically rigorous node in GS4.
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Standard Textbooks
Second ARC Report 4: Ethics in Governance
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Nolan Committee Report on Standards in Public Life
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Prevention of Corruption Act — key provisions
Chapters: Statutory framework
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