This book is a critical study of the role of higher bureaucracy in the fast changing socio-economic situation in Kerala. The theme discussed in the book includes the concept and theory relating to the role of higher bureaucracy in development, the socio-political and administrative context in which the higher bureaucracy functions, the socio-economic and educational background of higher bureaucracy, their role in policy formulation and implementation the relationship between higher civil servant and politician, and the bureaucracy's attitude and perception towards people and vice verse.
