{"product_id":"transforming-the-steel-frame-vinod-rai-9789357021128","title":"Transforming the Steel Frame","description":"The bureaucracy in India has been a study in contradictions. On the one hand, it represents the dream job for an entire population of Indians who take the UPSC examination to join the 'steel frame', keeping the country running. On the other hand, it is rife with tales of corruption and red tape, such that citizens dread any interaction with government officials of any order.\u003cbr\u003e Curated by veteran bureaucrat, former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai, \u003ci\u003eTransforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform\u003c\/i\u003e examines the roles and responsibilities of the bureaucracy in modern times. It sets forth a vision of the future through an analysis and review of past attempts at reform, in the process revisiting the strengths of the systems as well as the flaws that prevent its optimal functioning. It includes the perspective of former civil servants who have been a part of this system for their entire lives and reflect on its problems while making recommendations for the future; officials who have participated in setting evaluation standards for the civil services and who have headed training academies and businesspersons who have worked both in the private and public domains and collaborated extensively with the bureaucracy.\u003cbr\u003e In the breadth and thoroughness of its coverage, \u003ci\u003eTransforming the Steel Frame\u003c\/i\u003e provides an excellent overview of the civil services as they are and, more importantly, as they should be. The study that forms part of this book has been initiated by the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vinod Rai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9357021124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789357021128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Vinod Rai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437693907199,"sku":"9789357021128","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_375a3815-2be6-4afc-aa18-397052efb0d5.jpg?v=1777163454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transforming-the-steel-frame-vinod-rai-9789357021128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}