Administrative ethics and development administration / Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garcia-Zamor, Jean-Claude.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Moral and ethical aspects.

Public administration.

Public administration--Developing countries.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xiv, 192 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2001]

Contents:

Part I Ethics and Development in an International Comparative Framework 1

1. Micro-Bureaucracies and Development Administration 3

Micro-Bureaucracies 4

Political Micro-Bureaucracies 4

Administrative Micro-Bureaucracies 5

Tensions in Political Micro-Bureaucracies 6

Fear of Political Destruction 6

Political Competition 7

The Large Size of the Bureaucracy 8

The Presence of the Military 8

Tensions in Administrative Micro-Bureaucracies 9

Instability of the Political System 9

Disparity Between Bureaucratic Goals or Ideals and Existing Conditions 10

Lack of Bureaucratic Expertise 10

Strict Adherence to Traditional Values 11

Varying Degrees of Formal Education 12

The Role of the Micro-Bureaucracies in Development Administration 12

Recommendations for Research 13

2. The Struggle of Small and Island States' Bureaucracies to Develop Traditional Ethical Values 17

A Profile of the Small and Island States 19

The Bureaucracies of Small and Island States 19

The Struggle of the Bureaucracies to Develop Administrative Ethics 21

The Future of Administrative Ethics in the Small and Island States 25

3. Conflicts Between the Bureaucracy and its Clientele: A Comparative Approach to Administrative Ethics 35

Sources of Conflicts 35

In Industrialized Countries 35

In Developing Countries 39

The Administrative Ethics Prescription 43

A Summing-Up 50

Part II Ethics and Development in the Non-Western World 51

4. Risks and Conflicts in Centralized State Intervention in Development Organizations 53

5. The Application of Max Weber's Model in Non-western Public Bureaucracies 59

Problems of Public Policy Formulation 60

Administrative Prerequisites to Effectiveness of International Assistance 61

Ambivalence Concerning Decentralization 63

Distortion of the Weberian Model 67

Part III Ethics and Development in Latin America 71

6. Latin American Ancient Civilizations and Their Administrative Legacies 73

Unorganized and Inefficient Bureaucracy 74

The Aztecs 74

The Mayas 75

The Incas 75

Inadequate and Unfair Tax Collection System 77

The Aztecs 77

The Mayas 78

The Incas 78

Nugatory Agricultural Practices 79

The Aztecs 79

The Mayas 80

The Incas 81

A Warped Judicial Order 82

The Aztecs 82

The Mayas 83

The Incas 83

A Poor Educational System 84

The Aztecs 84

The Mayas 85

The Incas 85

Administrative Legacies 86

7. A Model for Planning Ethical Training Abroad: The Case of Guatemala and Mexico 89

Consistent Law and Order 91

Financial Stability and Absence of Severe Inflation 92

Provision of a Minimal Public Service Statute 93

Peaceful Means for Resolving Conflicts 94

Orderly, Publicly Accepted Means of Transfer of Power 95

An Equitable Tax System 96

Agrarian Reform 96

Development of a High Degree of Consensus 97

Progressive Increase in the Flow of Domestic Capital 98

Honest and Effective Public Administration 99

Part IV Ethics and Development in Africa 103

8. Administrative Accountability in Africa 105

Administrative Accountability 107

Accountability in Africa 108

9. The Problems with Administrative Reform in a Ministate: The Case of Sao Tome and Principe 113

The Socio-Economics Setting 115

The Objectives of the Reform Project 118

Project Strategy 119

Obstacles to Reform in STP 123

Part V Ethics and Development in the United States 127

10. Impact of New Immigrants' Needs on South Florida Public Service 129

Immigrants in South Florida 130

The Cubans 131

The Haitians 133

The Nicaraguans 134

Their Impact on the Public Service 135

Welfare 135

Housing 136

Public Health 137

Education 138

Law Enforcement 139

Lessons Learned and Some Solutions 140

Neighborhood City Halls 141

Bureaucratic Empowerment 141

An Hispanic Round Table 143

11. Ethical Issues in the Use of the Internet 147

Cryptography 148

Advertising on the Internet 151

Ethical Issues and Difficulties Regulating the Internet 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-172) and indexes.

ISBN:

0761821848

OCLC:

48450045