GS foundation notes · GS Paper 4
Ethics
01Ethics and human interface
- What ethics is: essence, determinants and consequences
- Dimensions of ethics
- Core concepts and key terms
- Classic tensions in moral reasoning
- Ethics in private and public relationships
- Human values: lessons from leaders, reformers and administrators
- Family, society and education in inculcating values
- Reading a quotation question
02Attitude
03Aptitude and foundational values
04Emotional intelligence
05Moral thinkers and philosophers
06Ethics in public administration
- Civil service values: status and problems
- Political executive and permanent executive
- Ethical dilemmas and how to resolve them
- Laws, rules, regulations and conscience
- Constitutional morality
- Accountability and ethical governance
- Conflict of interest
- Strengthening ethics in governance
- Ethics in international relations
- Ethics of international aid, funding and arms trade
- Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
- Ethics of technology in governance
- Development, environment and rights
07Probity in governance
- Public service and the philosophical basis of probity
- Good governance, e governance and social capital
- Transparency and the Right to Information
- Codes of ethics and codes of conduct
- Citizens charters, work culture and service delivery
- Utilisation of public funds
- Corruption: causes and consequences
- The anti corruption framework