... not as an end but as an instrument of power. Design/methodology/approach This paper aims at analysing the deeper nature of corruption and the tools made use of to explain and address it. Accordingly it explores the limits of political integrity, the notions of democracy, the constraints of economic theory...

... this alternative, an analysis of the organizational and political institutional contexts for leadership is provided. Design/methodology/approach Analyses the main precepts of democracy to establish the basis upon which a comparison between these two contexts might be made. It distinguishes between the value...

... relations Democracy Management history Scientific management Social welfare Born in 1883, van Kleeck was educated at the all‐female Smith College, which engendered in its students a commitment to redressing the “evils of society” (Alchon, 1999 , p. 63). She subsequently completed post‐graduate...

... Politics Democracy At the dawn of the twenty‐first century and the third millennium it is appropriate to view recent developments in public administration from the more comprehensive vantage point of the history of political thought. Specifically, in order to appreciate recent practical...

... becoming more important at the same time as becoming more vulnerable; indicates Naisbitt′s view that the importance of democracy is increasing while the importance of politicians is decreasing; and reports Naisbitt′s belief in growth in both an economic one‐world, in parallel with greater political...