Ethics and public administration's actions in the 21st century. Brief considerations
Ethics and public administration's actions in the 21st century. Brief considerations

Summary/Abstract: Any analysis of public administration in the 21st century must emphasize the complexity of its field of action, a consequence of new political, technological, environmental and medical issues. In our century, there are direct challenges to public administration activities, because the need for public service performance is different now. Ethics is a key factor influencing trust in government agencies and public sector officials. Citizens include administrators in their assessment of the governmental system, suggesting that ‘public administrators are both part of the problem and part of the solution to declining trust in government’. Because not all countries are rich and their rule of law level is not high, there is a continuous danger for citizens in the 21st century. The main menace is represented by the unique tools that can be used in political competition, not just the internal ones, but also above any frontier. These new instruments are given by the Internet world, and their provocations on ethical area are considered on this text, in a brief form, as a necessary step for a future volume.

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