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1. Miami/Dade Best Practices

   ... Commission Program (MSECP) The program is designed to teach and to engage students in the policies and issues concerning ethics, ... business management is effective business management. How To Run an Ethical Campaign These free workshops are held twice per year ...

   donmc - 2005-06-07 15:39 - 0 comments

2. Maryland Local Ethics Requirements

   Body:  It's a good idea for states to encourage the creation of local government ethics programs by drafting model ... and implementation of this chapter," with no guidance on how to do this. You would never know from the Model Laws that training and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. A Lack of Empathy

   Body:  Many people take a character approach to government ethics. That is, they see government ethics as a matter of ... wrote , "It is at the heart of my moral code, and it is how I understand the Golden Rule — not simply as a call to sympathy or ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

4. Quotes of the Day

   ... is who’s giving money and real transparency. We’re going to do this in a way that’s above board. We’re each going to be contributing ... it is more ethical to be quickly transparent (and how much, since we don't know if Nemerson will actually tell the public ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-04-29 06:09 - 0 comments

5. Conflict Over a Gift in Poughkeepsie

   ... (pronounced Pah-kip'-see), home of Vassar College, according to an article in Tuesday's Poughkeepsie Journal . The provision in ... has an interest in having the study done, and in its content, as well. The chair of the minority party's town committee has ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Political Preferential Treatment and Quid Pro Quos

   Body:  A capable individual decides to run for city council against an incumbent who has been on the council since ... In other words, the form is that of a bribe, but the content is not. This allows people to treat the transaction as a bribe, even ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

7. Nonviolence and Government Ethics V – Modeling Corruption

   ... two models for looking at violence that are also relevant to government ethics, the medical model and the educational model. The ... Another difference is that we don't have a cure for an unhealthy government. Nor do we even have a name for a healthy government, ... were to openly discuss their obligations and how to deal with them responsibly, there would be no corruption. Not ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

8. Personal, Non-Financial Interests

   ... ethics codes limit the definition of "conflict of interest" to situations where an official's interest involves money. But there are many ... privilege and declined to testify about the content of the memos." The memos were prejudicial to her case. The council ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

9. The Gap Between Advice and Enforcement, and The Isolation of Independence

   ... in Government Ethics in Other Municipalities." I want to share two ideas that were raised by other members of the panel, who included ... did not accept the gift. There was a discussion about how large this gap should be. Mark Davies said that COIB was trying to narrow ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

10. Caring About Process

    ... issues, as can be seen by the poll, they recognize how problematic they are. And they care. Until our elected officials, and ... how important process is, instead of pandering to content-oriented concerns about the economy, terrorism, and the like, they will ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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