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The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Approach to Ethics
... that is. If you don’t ask the right questions and insist on full responses, then you are equally responsible for the conflicts of ... in the public interest. Don’t ask, don’t tell is the default setting for municipal ethics. And it’s the worst conflict of interest ...
Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-20 09:13 - 0 comments
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... style to notify your vistors of downloadable content and files. To use this style, enclose your text within the following html: <p ... style to notify your vistors of downloadable content and files. To use this style, enclose your text within the following html: <p ...
donmc - 2010-01-22 11:24 - 0 comments
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City Ethics Support
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donmc - 2015-04-28 15:55
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The Perils of Nepotism
... I was just reading a review in The Economist of Francis Fukayama's new book, The Origins of Political Order . The ... the Church from becoming a second aristocracy, handing on the Church's lands and power to the children of Church leaders. But ... strength of patrimonial groups. Tribalism ... remains a default form of political organization, even after a modern state has ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission
... Committee met last week to discuss the civil grand jury report discussed below. The results of the committee consideration of the ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nudging and Government Ethics
... with a choice, we are more likely than not to go with a default option, be that a mobile ringtone or a pension plan. Yes, nudging is ... involved. At a board meeting, whenever the board moves on to a new agenda item, the chair should ask not only if anyone has a motion, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... approved, an ordinance to require city contractors to report any corrupt activity (bribery, theft, forgery, perjury, fraud) carried ... inspector general. Failure to report will be considered a default on their contract. This is good news. It is important to get ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth
... of the New York Review of Books . Sunstein focuses on the idea of bandwidth as applied to the human mind. He notes that in ... example, if an employee does not choose a pension plan, a default plan is chosen for him. The employee can opt out, but inaction will not ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Online Ethics Training and Information Materials
... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction over local officials. I am ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue
... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
