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An 8 page paper discussing ethics and accountability in public administration. Ethics and accountability are two principles that "everyone" affected by public administration wants their public administrators to operate by, yet strangely enough both seem to be difficult to define. Operating from the perspective of a good steward of public resources ensures that public administration operates within the understanding of a strong ethical foundation, and that those serving are fully accountable to those trusting their service. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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File: CC6_KSpubAdminEth.rtf
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and accountability are two principles that "everyone" affected by public administration wants their public administrators to operate by, yet strangely enough both seem to be difficult to define. Defined
or not, however, they must provide operational guidance in the execution of the public trust. Defining Public Administration Public administration essentially is service
to people. It is a function of government at all levels, but its bottom-line focus is service to the citizens it is charged to serve. Two Wilsons -
Woodrow and James Q. - have been influential in forming and defining public administration, Woodrow Wilson in the late 19th century with his descriptions of what public administration should be
and where it should retain its focus, James Q. Wilson in the present day for calling for smaller government and limiting the scope of public administration. Prior to each
of these Wilsons, however, Adam Smith defined the nature of public administration. In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith discussed the responsibility of
government to erect and maintain those structures and systems that would be too costly for individuals or groups of individuals. The point of being costly applies in all aspects:
construction, use and maintenance. Smiths point was that the structure itself may not be too costly in terms of initial outlay, but that it would be difficult or
impossible for those responsible for the structures construction to recoup their investment. If there were no way to recover investment in something, then there would be no dependable motivation
for individuals with the financial means to supply such goods for determining to furnish them to the local community or the national government.
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