การบริหารภาครัฐเชิงจริยธรรม: กลไกป้องกันการทุจริตอย่างยั่งยืน

Ubonrat Sawangephol; Suraphon Jetdee; Somsak Pornpunt

Authors

Ubonrat Sawangephol 1Muangtia Municipality, Ang Thong
Suraphon Jetdee Muangtia Municipality, Ang Thong
Somsak Pornpunt Independent Scholar

Keywords:

Ethical Public Administration, Corruption, Good Governance, Accountability, Transparency

Abstract

This article examined the concept of ethical public administration as a preventive mechanism for sustainable anti-corruption efforts. It argued that corruption in the public sector was not merely an individual behavioral problem, but was closely connected to power structures, administrative systems, and organizational culture. Reliance on legal enforcement alone was insufficient; therefore, it was necessary to complement external controls with internal governance through ethics and moral values. The study presented preventive mechanisms that reduced opportunities and conditions for corruption, including the creation of organizational values and cultures that did not tolerate corruption, ethical leadership among public executives, accountability and transparency in decision-making, and public participation in monitoring government operations. The article then integrated ethics into Thai public administration at three levels: policy, organizational, and individual. Conditions for success included political commitment, ethical leadership, transparent administrative systems, and the development of public consciousness. At the same time, key limitations and obstacles were identified, such as policy discontinuity, patronage culture, and distorted incentive systems. Overall, the study concluded that ethical public administration could be effective and sustainable only through comprehensive integration across structures, systems, and personnel. Such integration enhanced transparency, accountability, and the legitimacy of the exercise of public power, thereby contributing to the prevention of corruption and to sustainable public governance in the long term.

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