The Neoliberal Republic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Vauchez ◽  
Pierre France ◽  
Samuel Moyn
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Revolving Door ◽  
Regulatory State ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Corporate Lawyers ◽  
Western Democracies

This book traces the corrosive effects of the revolving door between public service and private enrichment on the French state and its ability to govern and regulate the private sector. Casting a piercing light on this circulation of influence among corporate lawyers and others in the French power elite, the book analyzes how this dynamic, a feature of all Western democracies, has developed in concert with the rise of neoliberalism over the past three decades. Based on interviews with dozens of public officials in France and a unique biographical database of more than 200 civil-servants-turned-corporate-lawyers, the book explores how the always blurred boundary between public service and private interests has been critically compromised, enabling the transformation of the regulatory state into either an ineffectual bystander or an active collaborator in the privatization of public welfare. The cumulative effect of these developments, the authors reveal, undermines democratic citizenship and the capacity to imagine the public good.

scholarly journals Conflict of Interest in the Administrative Contracts in Albania

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (34) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Adriatik Llalla ◽  
Fjorida Ballauri
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Public Official ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
Personal Interests ◽  
Public Decision

In Albania the issue of conflict of interest is present at today’s public debate, as in many other countries. Due to this phenomenon, public funds, state property, public service, etc., are at risk at any time, and therefore there is obligation of the state to establish the appropriate legal instruments to prevent such situations. In principle, while exercising official duties and functions, the elected person or the public official should not be influenced by personal interests. In this sense, through actions, inactions or decisions, they cannot gain benefits or advantages for themselves, their family members, relatives or other persons, in case they share economic or political interests with them. In Albania, the domestic legislation provides restrictions and prohibitions for several private interests of the officials exercising public functions, depending on their functions, responsibilities and competencies in public decision-making. Also, the law provides specific prohibitions and restrictions in cases of entering into administrative contracts, considering a contract as a special public decision, which is vulnerable to be damaged by the action of officials’ private interests. This paper aims to make an analysis of the legislation in terms of restrictions of private interests of public officials to prevent specific cases of conflict of interest while concluding administrative contracts. Also, the paper leads to conclusions on how conflict of interest is related to other criminal offences like abuse of office, corruption or violation of equality of participants in public tenders or auctions etc.

ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION IN THE BODIES OF THE NATIONAL POLICE

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Marian Hurkovskyi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Theoretical Aspect ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
The Public ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Special Rules ◽  
International Instruments ◽  
National Police

The administrative measures for preventing corruption in the system of the National Police are investigated. The category �legal measures� in the context of modern scientific thought is considered in the theoretical aspect. The normative and legal framework for preventing corruption in the National Police is analyzed. During the analysis, the need to develop the institution of administrative measures for preventing corruption as the most widely used legal means in the system of preventing corruption in terms of international instruments in this field is substantiated. The significance of legal prohibitions and legal incentives in the system of administrative measures is revealed. Administrative measures for preventing corruption in the National Police bodies form a legal regime that is special in relation to the general administrative and legal regime of the public service and can be characterized as an ordinary, permanent, mostly prohibitive administrative and legal regime for preventing corruption in the National Police. The specificity of the administrative and legal regime for the prevention of corruption is defined by the formation of general provisions addressed to all public officials and special rules addressed exclusively to the police. The effectiveness of the administrative and legal regime is determined by a number of factors due to anti-corruption standards. The importance of anti-corruption standards for administrative measures of preventing corruption in the bodies, services and units of the National Police and the need of their development depending on the specifics of the unit are determined. Conceptual tasks of improving administrative measures for preventing corruption in the National Police are formulated.

Overcoming the tensions between values: a challenge for French public service managers and their training schools

2015 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrice Larat ◽  
Christian Chauvigné
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Training Schools ◽  
Supervisory Staff ◽  
Service Managers

While there is universal recognition of their important role in the functioning of administrations and for the motivation of public officials, the values that serve as a reference for the public service are witnessing a change in the way they are understood and implemented in practice, particularly with regard to the new requirements of public management. The analysis developed in this article centres on the interplay between various dimensions relating to the perception and use of the key values of the French civil service and highlights the tensions that prevail despite the apparent preservation of the axiological reference universe of those concerned. It raises the question of the role of schools in the training of values management. It draws on the results of a survey conducted in France by the network of civil service schools (Réseau des écoles de service public; RESP) among managers undergoing training and their teachers and supervisory staff. Points for practitioners The study shows that organizations that are responsible for the initial or continuing training of civil servants offer a breeding ground for the (re)production of public service values. However, for civil service managers to be able to deal with the potential tensions between values (no clear hierarchy, apparent contradictions) it is necessary to develop their capacities for reflective analysis and practical application that will allow a critical distance and promote a contextualized ethical approach.

scholarly journals Public Service Satisfaction on Hajj-Related Services in Indonesia: Demographic Analysis

Al-Muzara ah ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-107
Author(s):  
Reza Fathurrahman ◽  
Zaenal Abidin ◽  
Anisa Dwi Utami
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Service Satisfaction ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Government Responsibility ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Related Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Ease Of Access

Measurement of public service satisfaction with government services serves as a valuable reflecting point for public officials to improve the public service quality. Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia is considered as a national duty and government responsibility in countries with a significant number of Muslim citizens. This article analyzes primary data from the 2019 national public service satisfaction survey on hajj-related services within Indonesian territory collected by the Ministry of Religious Affairs to examine variation across demographic backgrounds. 1,491 respondents participated in the survey representing individual appraisals toward various services during departure and returning phases. The main focus of investigation are the six selected service dimensions, namely, 1) Individual capability, 2) Ease of access to information, 3) Service procedures, 4) Speed of service, 5) Facilities and infrastructure, and 6) Cost-related perception. The results of regression analysis support diverse roles of demographic variables in explaining variance in public service satisfaction feedback. The empirical findings suggest that people with a higher-level education are more likely to experience less satisfaction. Meanwhile, females are likely to perceive higher satisfaction with the provided services than the males.

scholarly journals Urgency of the Public Services Supervision on the Regional Government Implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu KETUT KARYANI ◽  
I Wayan PARSA
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Supervision ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
The Government

This study examined the supervision of public services as stipulated in Law 25 of 2009, namely regarding public services and Law 23 of 2014 concerning regional government. Supervision carried out in the law is to give authority to each of the existing institutions or institutions, causing overlapping existing authority. Giving authority to officials will give birth to the rights and obligations to achieve the goals and intentions specified in the legislation. The rise of corruption cases occurs because of the weakness of existing supervision of government administration, especially in public services. In this case corruption will foster public distrust of public services. The form of maladministration carried out by public service providers is always associated with behavior in services performed by public officials and the norms of behavior of officials in public services. In addition, these problems are also caused by the opportunities and authority given to be abused and the low quality of public services in various service sectors. Supervision of public services can provide certainty about the public services provided by the government whether it has been running according to targets and objectives and is a way to find out as early as possible maladministration that might occur so that effective and accountable government can be realized.

scholarly journals The public finance management act as a reform measure to capacitate public officials

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-232
Author(s):  
D. J. Fourie
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Public Service ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
The Public ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
The People

The urgent need to develop South Africa's human resources in the public service has been conceptualized in many policy documents. The underlying objective of efforts to strengthen the human resources in the public sector, is the delivery of effective services to the people of South Africa. In line with the White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service, 1995, the effective mobilization, development and utilization of human resources are stressed as important factors in the transformation of the public service because of their contribution to individual and institutional capacity to ensure effective governance. Financial resources are important in order to develop and sustain the skills of the public servants; however, there is a tendency to cut the budget for human resource development programmes. Alternative methods should be developed to obtain additional sources of income.

Standardization of the Involvement of Relatives in Public Service: Fighting Corruption or Interfering with Privacy?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 985
Author(s):  
Tetiana KOLOMOIETS ◽  
Yevhen KURINNYI ◽  
Serhii KUSHNIR ◽  
Petro DIKHTIIEVSKYI ◽  
Petro DIKHTIIEVSKYI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Her Family ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Public Servant ◽  
Depth Study

The search of effective ways of preventing corruption in all its manifestations in the public service should be directly related to the in-depth study and formation of common standards of legal regulation of "involvement" of close persons of public servants in his professional activity, the special nature of personal relations which creates preconditions for possible use (as well as his or her relatives) of public service for his private interests. The purpose of the work is to highlight the problematic aspects of the legal regulation of the principles of "involvement" of close persons in public service relations and to formulate proposals for the formation of uniform standards for the regulation of such relations. The research methodology of this article is a combination of general scientific and specific methods of scientific knowledge. The dialectical method was chosen as the basic method, and the methods of semantic analysis, logical-legal and comparative-legal, forecasting, modeling were additionally used. Justifying the different degree of "attachment" of close persons to the professional activity of a public servant to find out the possible prerequisites and manifestations of the use of the latter benefits and advantages of the public service to satisfy private interests, it is proposed to regulate the relations of lifestyle monitoring, full verification of the finance declaration with taking into his or her family, and "gift" relationships of relatives, normalizing patterns of their possible behavior.  

scholarly journals Dual Screening, Public Service Broadcasting, and Political Participation in Eight Western Democracies

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Vaccari ◽  
Augusto Valeriani
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Political Equality ◽  
Media Systems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Western Democracies

We investigate the relationship between political dual screening—that is, watching political contents on television while reading and commenting on them on social media—and political participation across eight Western democracies: Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Based on custom built online surveys conducted between 2015 and 2016 on samples representative of the adult population with internet access in each country, we test hypotheses on both intra-country and cross-country direct and differential effects of political dual screening on various forms of offline and online political participation. We find a positive correlation between the frequency with which citizens dual screen political content and their overall levels of participation. Such correlation is stronger among respondents with lower levels of interest in politics, suggesting that dual screening has the potential to bridge participatory gaps between citizens who are more and less politically involved. The relationship between dual screening and participation is also significantly stronger in countries whose media systems feature the strongest Public Service Broadcasters. Our findings suggest that dual screening makes a positive contribution to democratic citizenship and political equality, and that it can also help public service media fulfill some of their key functions.

scholarly journals PEMBUATAN AKTA/SURAT KETERANGAN WARIS OLEH NOTARIS BAGI MASYARAKAT ADAT BALI

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-475
Author(s):  
Debiana Dewi Sudradjat
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Empirical Approach ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Traditional Communities

The legal basis justifying the existence of notaries as public officials and a legal profession were Netherland-Indies laws.  These colonial laws were, by virtue of Art. I Transitional Rules of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (4th Amendment), taken over and considered to be still in force.  Consequently, one of the public service offered by Notary publics, i.e., issuance of letter of inheritance or written affidavit stating which family members of the deceased may by law be regarded as heir-successor, has not been made available to Balinese adat communities. This service can only be enjoyed by those individuals who submit themselves to the (colonial) Civil Code. The article explores, using a juridical empirical approach, the possibility to extent the above public notary’s service to Balinese adat (traditional) communities.

Performance-related pay and work motivation: theoretical and empirical perspectives for the French civil service

2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginie Forest
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
The Public

At a time when the civil services of most OECD countries have embarked on a process of modernization of their practices, we are questioning the relevance of introducing performance-related pay systems, particularly in view of the, more often than not, negative effects on the work motivation of civil servants. The French civil service has recently decided to pay a part of its public officials on the basis of their performance, and we show how these individualized remuneration practices can, in the long term, undermine the public service motivations that drive some civil servants. Our reasoning is supported by the empirical results of studies conducted in the United States, in England and also in France, as well as on the developments of intrinsic motivation theories, combined with the developments of the public service motivation theory. Points for the practitioners Whereas the implementation of performance-related pay as an instrument of motivation has become widespread within the civil service, this article focuses on the difficulties inherent to these compensation practices. We underline in particular the negative effects of performance-related pay on the public service motivations of civil servants. As these specific motivations can be pushed aside, human resource management tools should be adopted that encourage the development of intrinsic motivation, such as task enlargement or enrichment or the implementation of participative management methods.

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