Effectiveness of Ethics Codes in the Public Sphere: Are They Useful in Controlling Corruption?

被引：15
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作者：
Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Isabel [1 ]
Rodriguez-Dominguez, Luis [2 ]
Gallego-Alvarez, Isabel [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Salamanca, Adm & Econ Empresa, Campus Miguel de Unamuno,Edificio FES, Salamanca, Spain
[2] Univ Salamanca, Business Studies, Salamanca, Spain
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 2011年 / 34卷 / 03期
关键词：
ethics codes; corruption; civil service; education; national administration;
D O I：
10.1080/01900692.2010.532184
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;
摘要：
This study aims at determining the real effect of the implementation of a code of ethics on the solution of ethical problems in the public sphere, considering corruption as the most important non-ethical behavior. With that aim, 154 national administrations whose information on ethical codes is available on the UN's website are analyzed. Our findings stress the absence of any influence of codes on corruption problems in the public context, both in developed and developing countries. The level of education is the most important determining factor in the control of corruption, especially in developing countries.
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页码：190 / 195
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