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ReviewScience and engineering ethics2024

The Role of Engineering Ethics in Mitigating Corruption in Infrastructure Systems Delivery.

S A Ghahari, C Queiroz, S Labi, S McNeil

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S A GhahariLyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7969-9859
C QueirozWorld Bank, Washington, DC, 20433, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1898-7053
S LabiLyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9830-2071
S McNeilDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, 301 DuPont Hall, Newark, DE, 19716, USA. smcneil@udel.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5983-8623

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Abstract

Indications that corruption mitigation in infrastructure systems delivery can be effective are found in the literature. However, there is an untapped opportunity to further enhance the efficacy of existing corruption mitigation strategies by placing them explicitly within the larger context of engineering ethics, and relevant policy statements, guidelines, codes and manuals published by international organizations. An effective matching of these formal statements on ethics to infrastructure systems delivery facilitates the identification of potential corruption hotspots and thus help establish or strengthen institutional mechanisms that address corruption. This paper reviews professional codes of ethics, and relevant literature on corruption mitigation in the context of civil engineering infrastructure development, as a platform for building a structure that connects ethical tenets and the mitigation strategies. The paper assesses corruption mitigation strategies against the background of the fundamental canons of practice in civil engineering ethical codes. As such, the paper's assessment is grounded in the civil engineer's ethical responsibilities (to society, the profession, and peers) and principles (such as safety, health, welfare, respect, and honesty) that are common to professional codes of ethics in engineering practice. Addressing corruption in infrastructure development continues to be imperative for national economic and social development, and such exigency is underscored by the sheer scale of investments in infrastructure development in any country and the billions of dollars lost annually through corruption and fraud.

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Codes of EthicsEngineeringEthics, ProfessionalCrimeHumansSocial ResponsibilityCivil infrastructureCorruptionEthicsGovernanceValues

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PMID39023690
PMCPMC11258101

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