THE ROLE OF ETHICS AND VALUES IN SECURING PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
ETHICS
VALUES
The collection of moral principles norms values and obligations that serves as a conduct rule to be observed
Derived from the Ancient Greek, ethos
Technical speaking: the area of philosophy concerned with principles of right and wrong behavior in human conduct.
Belongs to group of practical institutions which include etiquette
MORALITY
System of moral support : : :
It is not law, but bigger and it is not enforceable
MORALITY
Derived from Latin word mores, refers to customary behavior
Personal Conduct
Principles
It refers to what human does, right or wrong
It is cultural, mostly learned from childhood. Referred toas family context
Right or wrong, good or bad human behavior
LAW
A system of do's and dont's
Being accountable to others does not make you less accountable to yourself
It will be more important in the future for all to be more accountable and feel valuable
Refers to human being's idea of what is acceptable or unacceptable
Personal conduct
Represents personal judgement on qualities
Individuals to act morally and ethically always
Distinguishes between themselves and other individuals and not only between negative and positive
Belongs to group of professionals
CORRUPTION
Officials and public members
Lack of ethics and morals
Officials becomes risks to the employer (state)
Intergrated systems and records become unreliable
Act of dishonesty and abuse of power by authorities for private gain