Answer Structure:

• Introduction: Ethics in Government 
• Body: Reasons for preoccupation with ethics in government
• Conclusion: Moral and Accountable Government

Answer

Introduction

Ethics in government indicates the specific means by which the quality of government conduct is improved

Body

The contemporary preoccupation with ethics in government has arisen due to

• The government’s continued growth in size, scope and complexity and its resultant negative attributes (generally referred to as the Leviathan of the administrative state).
• Insistence of the public towards open, accountable government, demand for enhancing and protecting individual rights and freedoms,
• A general feeling of disappointment with the conduct of elected public officials and frustration with the erosion of the concept of service and dedication among government employees,
• Growing cynicism about the capacity of government leaders to protect the quality of the environment and their ability to enhance human dignity, and a deep feeling that people in politics and administration are not to be trusted.

Conclusion

These and related reasons have become imperatives for the demand of a moral and accountable government and administration.

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