In the United States, the focus now is on our very strange president. He owns property that officials from other governments stay at, giving him a profit, which he says he cannot separate out from other revenue, which is ethically questionable. He has refused to release his tax returns, which may be legal, but is not transparent and raises issues on that front. And he lies frequently, and attacks the press, sometimes calling for or seeming to call for violence. All of which are ethically questionable. There are many other issues raised by Trump...this is only a sample.
More broadly, one key issue that needs more work is estimation of the cost of corruption, of what we call "pay to play" that gives contracts to donors to political campaigns or gifts to politicians.
Another issue in the U.S. is police conficating the goods and money of people they arrest and claim are organized crime, and keeping the money...this can lead to all kinds of abuses.
The distinction between ethics and corruption could probably also use some clarification.
The perennial issue is how to deal with a culture of corruption, where it is accepted and expected.
Irene
Poverty and ethics are in complete opposition at the present time where the money is the purpose of living . Therefore it is necessary to reduce inequality in wealth. When there will be not such large differences, the law and norms of behavior can gradually lead to ethical behavior in the public sector.
This is especial expressed in former socialistic countries, because people still lives with thought that all people are equal.
I work as municipal sport manager in a Spanish municipality. From my view, there is a lack of trainning on ethics at universities and it must be wide extended the use of public indicators about transparency in all public services (i.e. those adopted by Transparency International and others specifically ajusted to each public service). Moreover, the personal and professional background of a "good manager" must be primarly based on ethical priciples more than technical skills.
Regards,
Daniel
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