Comparing Systems of Ethics Regulation

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Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management

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Title:	Comparing Systems of Ethics Regulation
Author(s):	Oonagh Gay
Volume:	14 Editor(s): Denis Saint-Martin, Fred Thompson ISBN: 978-0-76231-226-9 eISBN: 978-1-84950-355-6
Citation:	Oonagh Gay (2006), Comparing Systems of Ethics Regulation, in Denis Saint-Martin, Fred Thompson (ed.) Public Ethics and Governance: Standards and Practices in Comparative Perspective (Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management, Volume 14), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.93-107
DOI:	10.1016/S0732-1317(05)14006-8 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	Parliamentary ethics regimes have grown rapidly since the 1970s, but public trust has not increased. This chapter concludes that no single element of the architecture of ethics regimes is necessarily crucial for their effective operation. A determination to enforce standards, combined with an external element, appears to be the most important determinant of success. Much depends on the overall ethos and culture of the politicians who both operate and are governed by regulation.