What Ethical Conduct Expectations Do Legislators Have for the Career Bureaucracy?

Abstract

Administrative ethics is a principal concern of the ethics-in-govemment movement, yet there is little empirical research ascertaining the expectations of elected officials for civil servants. This article reports legislator preferences for (1) virtues taken from the public administration literature, (2) overarching bureaucratic and democratic frameworks, and (3) administrative accountability. Significant partisan and gender differences are highlighted, and the resultant implications, especially for the American Society of Public Administration Code of Ethics, are suggested.

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