Macro-Ethics in the Code of the Pan-Generalist American Society for Public Administration

Abstract

The development of a code of ethics is an important part of the development of ASPA as a professional association. Building on the 1981 principles and the 1984 code, the revised 1994 code is the basis of ASPA's approach to ethics. There is still a question, however, about whether the code matches the normative challenges of the field. Its chief shortcoming is the weakness of macro-ethical standards, that is, the values that define the responsibilities of professionals to society. A possible revised version is offered to illustrate how the code could be broadened. With a comprehensive statement of the expectations that apply to all persons who seek to promote the public interest and serve the citizenry in governmental and nongovernmental organizations, the revision could complement the narrower codes of other, more specialized associations of officials.

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