Public administration in India [electronic resource] : the higher civil service / S.R. Maheshwari. Maheshwari, Shriram. Civil Service India. Public administration India. JQ247 351.54 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This book is about public administration in India, which is often synonymous with the role and performance of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The author stresses the indispensability of the civil service in a democratic polity like India and the decisive role it plays in assisting with the social and economic development of the country. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. 2005. 2005 Text 1 online resource (viii, 287 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195683769.001.0001 eng India. India.