An Ethical Turn in Governance: The Call for a New Development Narrative

The book "An Ethical Turn in Governance: The Call for a New Development Narrative" argues that the disintegration of civil order and the crisis of governance in the developing world are compatible with the root cause of capitalist modernization. To mitigate the effects, it is proposed to incorporate and strengthen the value of an ethical consciousness in thinking and policies of governance. An interactive discourse in the public sphere is called for to order human conduct and live together in well-functioning societies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 298 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

The disintegration of civil order and the crisis of governance are prevalent issues in the developing world. Corruption, perceived or real, is a daily occurrence, and productivity and fraud are on the rise. The Ethical Turn in Governance: The Call for a New Development Narrative argues that the intensification of this crisis is compatible with the root cause of capitalist modernization, characterized by rapid and disorienting changes. To mitigate the effects, the book proposes incorporating and strengthening the value of an ethical consciousness in governance thinking and policies. This idea is an urgent possibility, even controversial, for countries to begin imagining how it can be brought about and what it would look like. The central aim is to move towards a framework for continued theory development and empirical research, offering a new narrative on governance and development.

However, the inclusion of an ethical turn in governance is complex due to the diverse opinions, value systems, and perspectives of stakeholders. Recognizing this, the book calls for an interactive discourse in the public sphere. The argument advanced is that a body politic with sensible social values relevant to the policy process is the best way to order, guide, and appraise human conduct in order to live together in well-functioning societies, critical for the success of any democracy.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498591997