GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Income inequality, resource mismanagement and health hazards are some of the negative consequences of globalization. In this context, what are some of the ethical dilemmas that civil servants face today? How has the approach to handling these undergone a change?

Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2017–2019

Syllabus: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

How toppers approached it

From all 7 answers · about 140 words · 14% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening71%
  • A definition14%
  • A restatement14%

Body

  • Points71%
  • Points and prose14%
  • Continuous prose14%

Close

  • No separate close71%
  • A summary14%
  • A way forward14%

The toppers’ answers

Pratham KaushikAIR 5 · CSE 2017 · 153 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Globalisation has led to fusion of hitherto isolated economic spheres. It has led to income inequality, social ills and health hazards as negative effects. Thus civil servants face certain dilemmas

Body · points and prose

→ Growth vs Inclusive growth i.e. providing one person resources to create more value, or many persons who'll create lesser value as a whole

Close

Earlier, public welfare was sole priority with closed economy and govt monopoly on many sectors. Today, civil servants keep a balance between growth and inclusive growth. Earlier the focus was growth, now with increasing inequalities

inclusive growth takes the priority.

↳ Health hazards such as lifestyle diseases becoming more common, even in people with less resources, thus, increased responsibility of civil servants. Although they are aided with better technologies for their control.

↳ Resources are increasingly becoming a cause for conflict since resource mismanagement and resource crunch has led to increased conflict and distress among larger section of society.

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