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Wages in the Indian Bureaucracy. Can Kautilya’s Arthasashtra Provide an Answer? KU Leuven
We compare the wage structure of the Indian bureaucracy with the wage structure recommended by the Arthashastra, a treatise on economics and politics written by Kautilya, the advisor to the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta during the fourth century B.C. As compared to Kautilya’s recommendations, the wages in the Indian bureaucracy are highly egalitarian and far lower than those recommended by Kautilya. It is likely that the existing wage structure ...
Comparare : philosophy within and without borders Universiteit Gent
Kautilya versus Thiruvalluvar. Inspiration from Indian Ancient Classics for Ethics in Governance and Management KU Leuven
We consider two classical sources from Ancient India as possible sources for tackling the lack of ethics in governance and business in emerging markets today. First, Arthashastra is a treatise on economics and politics written by Kautilya, the advisor to the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta during the fourth century BC. Kautilya provided practical recommendations like providing high and fair compensations to civil servants. It is suggested that the ...