Continuity and change: The Indian administrative service 30 years ago and today

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-444

  Krishna, Anirudh ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Indian administrative service (IAS); Recruitment patterns; RTI act

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; EDUCATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

INDIA;

EID: 78249271414     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662043.2010.522033     Document Type: Article

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