Delivering good public policy is hard. It requires great analytical and conceptual skill and good public administration. When there are integrity breaches or elements of corruption in public administration then policy objectives are not met and public value is diminished.
Even in low corruption environments, integrity breaches do occur and this lecture explores a range of violations and types of maladministration and misconduct. Is there an underlying and common substratum of issues which give rise to corrupting environments? Drawing on contemporary research material it outlines instruments, processes and structures for the promulgation and maintenance of integrity and thus the enhancement of public value.