Public Administration Slides on Ethics & Accountability

Public Administration, Ethics & Accountability Defining ethics The concept Ethics is not:The same as feelings. Feelings provide important information for our ethical choices.Religion: because many people are not religious but ethics applies to everyone.Following the law: a good system of law does incorporate many ethical standards, but law can deviate from what is ethical  Following culturally accepted normsA science: just because something is scientifically or technologically...

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Public Administration | Conflict| Of| Interest| Slides.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST Ethical Dilemma An ethical dilemma is a complex situation that often involves an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives, in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. In one way or the other, officials are in most cases caught in a tight corner in an attempt to make decisions at the workplace. Whenever individuals are found in a position where they need to take crucial decisions, they usually find themselves in an apparent conflict whether...

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Basic Concepts in Public Administration |Slides

Some Basic Concepts in Public Administration Local government:Smaller decentralized political and administrative unit within a well-defined geographical area that exercises transferred powers and functions from the central government.They are administrative offices that are smaller than a state, province or central government.They are semi-autonomous bodies:The exercise legal powers by making bye lawsThey make their decisions and implement them They are established by law  [in...

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Public Administration Slides on Decentralization

DECENTRALIZATION What is decentralization? Types of decentralization Forms of decentralization Overview of Ghana’s decentralization policy Relevance of decentralization Problems or challenges of decentralization Decentralization ConceptThe term "decentralization" embraces a variety of concepts which must be carefully analyzed in any particular country before determining if projects or programs should support reorganization of financial, administrative, or service delivery systems. Different...

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Public Administration Slides on Bureaucracy

BUREAUCRACY. Max Weber 1864 - 1920 The Theory of Bureaucracy Max Weber (1864–1920) wrote at the turn of the twentieth century, when Germany was undergoing its industrial revolution.To help Germany manage its growing industrial enterprises at a time when it was striving to become a world power, Weber developed the principles of bureaucracyBureaucracy may be defined as a formal system of organization and administration designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. A bureaucratic system...

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