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100			_aGregory, Robert
245			_aPromoting public service integrity: a case for responsible accountability
260			_c1999
300			_ap.3-15
362			_aDec
520			_aWe discuss below difference between the concepts of accountability and responsibility, in the context of government administration. We argue that New Zealand's public sector reforms, in particular, have depended on an essentially mechanistic as distinct from an organic interpretation of public organisations. A mechanistic approach focuses disproportionately on notions of organisational accountability at the expense of responsibility, and as a consequence may prove counterproductive over the longer term in maintaining high standards of ethical probity. A concept of responsible accountability needs to be developed further as a means of countering this possibility. We speculate on whether the emphasis on contractualism has enhanced or undermined an integrity-based as opposed to a compliance-based ethics regime, and the possible implications of this for the maintenance of ethical standards. - Reproduced
650			_aAccountability
650			_aPublic accountability
650			_aCivil service
700			_aHicks, Colin
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a43517
999			_c43517 _d43517