UPSC Optional 2014Question 25Public AdministrationPersonnel Administration250 words

“Many Asian and African countries have inherited the colonial idea of civil service as a privileged elite. Hence, the social status of the civil services is an important aspect of the bureaucracy’s unsuitability for change.” Comment. (Answer in 250 words)

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