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This chapter begins by examining why ethics are important for public administration. It examines the role codes of ethics have in setting high standards for public servants, and the utility of laws that impose constraints on administrators’ behavior. The importance of administrative ethics is also revealed by the numerous attempts to develop codes of ethics by professional groups and the passage of ethics laws at all levels of government. The chapter discusses several important issues in administrative ethics: the difference between responsibility and accountability; external versus internal controls; ethical obligations of administrators; ethical decision-making; leadership and ethics; and values in decision-making. Administrative ethics plays a major role in strengthening civil society. The public’s investment in inculcating moral reasoning in administrators can result in a dual payoff in terms of more ethical public organizations and a more robust civil society.
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