The Integrity of Governance: What it is, What we Know, What is Done and Where to go (Governance and Public Management)

Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. In the first book of its kind, Leo Huberts provides a critical synthesis of cutting-edge research on public sector integrity exploring issues such as the definition and importance of public sector integrity, the various methodological approaches to the field as well as considering the causes of for the violation of values associated with integrity. In the first book of its kind, Leo Huberts provides a much-needed critical synthesis of cutting-edge research on public sector integrity. The study explores a range of issues relating to the topic, including the definition and importance of public sector integrity and the various methodological approaches to the field, as well as considering the causes for the violation of values associated with integrity. It examines the steps that can be taken to improve adherence to these values in an attempt to put ethics on the agenda of government and governance research. The result is a study that will constitute a vital resource for students and scholars of comparative politics, public policy and public administration Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-13 The Multidisciplinarity of Ethics and Integrity of Governance....Pages 14-37 Integrity and Integritism....Pages 38-65 Governance and Integrity....Pages 66-78 What is Valued in Politics and Administration....Pages 79-109 What Goes Wrong: Integrity Violations....Pages 110-143 Why it Goes Wrong: Causes of Corruption....Pages 144-166 What is Done to Protect Integrity: Policies, Institutions, and Systems....Pages 167-197 Placing Integrity of Governance in Context....Pages 198-229 Back Matter....Pages 230-278