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The extent of success enjoyed in implementing a formal structure to ensure municipal procurement is carried on in an ethical as well as an effective manner is a matter of some debate.
Although legal regulation and prohibition may provide the clearest guidance as to what is permitted and what is banned, no legislative scheme will ultimately prove successful unless there is a pervasive commitment across the entire municipal organization to adhere to and maintain high ethical standards in procurement.
If nothing else, where senior management and elected officials are seen to behave in an improper way, there is likely to be confusion on the part of more junior staff as to what is permitted and what is not permitted. effective, timely and fair enforcement mechanisms where breaches of principles or procedures are detected;
Often the control mechanisms associated with public procurement are based upon worthy principles, but suffer from overreliance on a procedure or rule-based approach.
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