Abstract:Using the municipal government example of New York City as a point of reference, this article pursues a critical understanding of the break between compliance-based approaches and theoretically preferred methods of increasing ethical integrity in the public sector. In doing so it explores the ethical aspects emphasized by the New York City conflicts of interest program and what the program suggests about the understanding that exists between government and the public. Legal documents and official guidance are … Show more
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