ACCOUNTABILITY & ETHICS Accountability - Is a formal relationship governed by a process. As a relationship‚ it involves a person or body in a position of authority assigning or negotiating with others the performance of certain responsibilities‚ ideally based on agreed-upon expectations and standards. -Paul G. Thomas To the Public‚ accountability is… A general subjective sense of responsibility‚ the upholding of professional values and standards even in the absence of external scrutiny
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Ethics‚ Integrity and Accountability in Public Sector: Practice and Lessons Learned in Latvia Aleksejs Loskutovs‚ Director Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Latvia 28 September 2006 (10 min.) The public sector in Latvia has undergone many important changes over the past decade. In mid 1990s Latvian government started a major public administration reform. This reform was one of the cornerstones on Latvia’s way to the European Union‚ which we joined in May 2004. Latvia made a great effort
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Public Accountability: The Philippine Experience Introduction Under a democracy such as in the Philippines‚ the people’s fundamental faith in the integrity of political institutions is what holds the system together even under the most difficult times. The present situation in the Philippines is a test of this principle. Whether or not the test is passed with success is a matter yet to be seen. However‚ at this stage‚ what could be gainfully learned from present experience is the knowledge
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Hilario M. Olivo Jr. Ethics and accountability 1. Explain the difference between ethics and morality. On the basis of etymology‚ there is no difference between ethics and morality. On one hand‚ ethics comes from the Greek word ethos meaning “custom”. For the purpose of knowing‚ we can define ethics as the “study of the methods and principles used to distinguished rood from bad‚ [and] right from wrong action” (Articulo‚ 2003). On the other hand‚ morality comes from a Latin word mos or moris
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What are the Objectives of Public Enterprises? SOUMYA SINGH In India‚ public enterprises have been assigned the task of realising the objectives laid down in the Directive Principles of State Policy. Public sector as a whole seeks: (a) to gain control of the commanding heights of the economy‚ (b) to promote critical development in terms of social gain or strategic value rather than on consideration of profit‚ and (c) to provide commercial surplus with which to finance further economic development
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ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS (A STUDY OF THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE) MEANING AND NATURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Introduction: Incidents of a lack of accountability‚ often associated with an element of corruption‚ among public officials and institutions when rendering public services‚ is a worldwide occurrence. In an attempt to address this governance tendency‚ governments increasingly look towards more sophisticated managerial methods such as improved monitoring and evaluation systems‚ and
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Assignment SEMESTER 2 2012/2013 PSCI 2523 INSTRUCTOR “ACCOUNTABILITY” | NAME | MATRIC NO. | SECTION | 1 | | 1 | | | | | INTRODUCTION. When the word Public Administration come accross one’s mind‚ people would think of government civil workers and bureaucracy in government office. However‚ Public Administration is wider than that. It comprises of many part among them are technical issues‚financal issues
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ARTICLE XI: ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS Section 1: PUBLIC OFFICE AS A PUBLIC TRUST Public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people‚ serve them with utmost responsibility‚ integrity‚ loyalty and efficiency‚ act with patriotism and justice and lead modest lives. Section 2: IMPEACHMENT/REMOVAL FROM OFFICE Impeachment: (as means of removal from office) 1. Who may be impeached: - President - VP - SC Justices - Constitutional Commission members - Ombudsman
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MEANING OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES As state earlier‚ the business units owned‚ managed and controlled by the central‚ state or local government are termed as public sector enterprises or public enterprises. These are also known as public sector undertakings. A public sector enterprise may be defined as any commercial or industrial undertaking owned and managed by the government with a view to maximize social welfare and uphold the public interest. Public enterprises consist of nationalized private sector
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public enterprise‚ a business organization wholly or partly owned by the state and controlled through a public authority. Some public enterprises are placed under public ownership because‚ for social reasons‚ it is thought the service or product should be provided by a state monopoly. Utilities (gas‚ electricity‚ etc.)‚ broadcasting‚ telecommunications‚ and certain forms of transport are examples of this kind of public enterprisepublic enterprise‚ a business organization wholly or partly owned by
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