Overcoming Cultures of Compliance to Reduce Corruption and Achieve Ethics in Government
McGeorge Law Review, Vol. 41, p. 63, 2009
21 Pages Posted: 27 Jan 2010 Last revised: 11 Feb 2010
Date Written: October 22, 2009
Abstract
Despite decades of failed anti-corruption efforts, most government organizations operate as if additional compliance-based efforts will curb corruption. This article offers an explanation for why many of the government ethics rules imposed on public agencies and their employees, and associated compliance-oriented efforts, fail and are often counterproductive, and suggests instead the adoption of values-based ethics programs and practices to reduce corruption. (This abstract is not in the original article)
Keywords: Compliance, Ethics, Government Ethics, Financial Disclosure, Ethical Culture, Ethical Climate, Compliance-Oriented, Vaues-Based, Code of Conduct, Ethics Training, Deterrence, Ethical Leadership
JEL Classification: K42, D23, D73
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