ETHICS CODES AND CODES OF CONDUCT AS TOOLS FOR PROMOTING AN ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE: Comparative Successes and Lessons

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Stuart C. Gilman, Ph.D.

Prepared for the PREM, the World Bank Washington, DC Winter 2005

I Introduction:.............................................................................................................................. 3 Preface........................................................................................................................................ 3 Why Ethics Codes?..................................................................................................................... 3 II. Characteristics of Codes: ........................................................................................................ 6 The Purpose of Codes:............................................................................................................... 6 What are ethics codes for?......................................................................................................... 8 The Role of Principles and Values:......................................................................................... 10 Ethics Codes:........................................................................................................................ 12 Codes of Conduct:................................................................................................................ 16 The Context of Codes:.............................................................................................................. 19 Public Administration:......................................................................................................... 20 The Legal Setting:................................................................................................................ 23 An Assessment Model:... [continues]

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