Government Ethics

Government Ethics
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1990
Genre: Financial disclosure
ISBN:

Getting the Full Picture on Public Officials

Getting the Full Picture on Public Officials
Author: Ivana Maria Rossi
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2017-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464809577

Financial disclosure systems are a vital component of transparency. By now 161 countries around the world have introduced financial disclosure systems, becoming commonplace around the world. But, although the rules are on the books, many practitioners are still struggling with the intricacies of the rules and how to implement them in the socioeconomic, historical, and legal context of their own country. Little guidance is available to assist them. This book aims to fill that void and provide practitioners with practical scenarios to consider before deciding on a particular course of action. This book contains short chapters that elaborate each topic and provide clear guidance on the issues that policy makers and those involved in the implementation of financial disclosure obligations will need to take into account before making a decision. How do you decide who should file? And how often? On-line or in hard copy? And what exactly? Everything they own directly—or also those apartments they own indirectly? How should information in declarations be checked? Should it be shared with public? How accessible should it be? This is the sort of practical guidance that this book aims to provide.

Public Financial Disclosure

Public Financial Disclosure
Author: Stephen D. Potts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2000-08-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780788184857

Ensures the consistent, comprehensive & accurate review of exec. branch employees' public financial disclosure reports. Provides uniform guidance & interpretation to agency ethics officials. The summaries of review procedures & optional model documents should ease administration of the financial disclosure system. Sections: the disclosure system; report contents; review procedures; resolving conflicts of interest; employment, ownership, & outside activities; investment vehicles; investments; gifts; liabilities & funds receivable; federal ethics laws & regulations; processing presidential nominee reports; case studies; model documents; sample forms; & reference materials.