Public Policy: Ethics

Klimczuk, Andrzej (2015): Public Policy: Ethics. Published in:

Abstract

There are many ethical dimensions of public policy. Public policy as actions to solve the collective problems includes directly or indirectly making ethical judgments. Public policy takes into account reconciliation of conflicting interests of individuals, groups, and organizations which is based on the values agreeing which influences on the objectives, principles, and styles of policy implementation. Ethical judgments about selecting more and less important as well as more positive problem solutions are present on all stages of policy cycle.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Administrative ethics; Civil service ethics; Corruption; Decision making; Governance; Leadership; Political ethics; Political leadership; Political participation; Politics and culture; Professional ethics; Public administration; Responsibility; Stakeholder analysis; Transparency; Trust
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values; H - Public Economics > H8 - Miscellaneous Issues > H83 - Public Administration ; Public Sector Accounting and Audits; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z18 - Public Policy

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