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1. Institutional Corruption Conference I: Duplicitous Exclusion

   ... is the distribution of influences and the norms relating to how this is done. What is the alternative to the office-based conception ... One thing nice about Warren's formulation is that it shows how important transparency is to government ethics, even though the two are ...

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

2. The Importance of Publicizing Ethics Programs

   ... afraid to take strong stands. Bob Stern, who knows how to promote his Center for Governmental Studies, is quoted as saying that ... For example, when reporters bring up enforcement, explain how this is only one function of an ethics commission, and only one form of ...

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

3. Questioning the Assumption of An Official's Sole Responsibility for Ethics Violations

   ... In other words, the assumption is that no matter how poor the local government ethics program, it is the official who is solely ... by the EC making recommendations to take these steps. How better could an EC make it clear that prevention is key to government ...

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

4. The Ethics of Today's Municipal Pension Plan Problems

   ... important ethical issues facing the Baby Boom generation: how much of its spending is it going to make the next two generations pay ... campaign contributions, endorsements, and manpower. How much are pension plans increasing? According to the Times articles, in ...

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

5. Confusing Pre-Existing Conflicts with Conflicts Created by Events

   ... a serious appearance of impropriety are prohibited. How Best to Handle Job Offers A better approach is to prohibit officials ...

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

6. Will Carrot Breed Voters Like Rabbits?

   ... (poor people?) are capable of voting responsibly. This shows how deep belief in true democracy really is. It also makes one wonder why one ... then in a municipality somewhere. Let's see what happens: how many more people vote, and how they vote, and what they say about it. It's ...

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

7. Ethics Commission: Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties

   ... the city, former officials and employees (and if so, for how long?)? Another important matter here is staffing and, to the extent outside staffing is used, how to do this without compromising confidentiality or, in the case of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:07 - 1 comment

8. The Special Responsibilities of Prosecutors -- and Other Local Government Attorneys

   ... case and let a judge decide, which is the ordinary view of how the adversary system works.  It's not up to the lawyer to decide, that's ... have evidence showing that a defendant is not guilty, then how can they try to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? Or as Bibb said, ...

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

9. Spring Reading: Corrupt Cities

   ... be remarkably forthcoming about the corruption that exists, how it works, and how it might be prevented — even when their analyses belie an intimate ...

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

10. SIMPLICITY - the elixir of life...

    ... NAIROBI, Kenya For decades, the world has asked: How do we free Africa from its yoke of poverty, disease and misgovernance? In ... could not afford sanitary napkins. 'They would say, 'How can I come to a place when I am bleeding?' ' she recalled. 'Some were using ...

    donmc - 2007-04-08 16:23 - 0 comments

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