ВОВЛЕЧЕНИЕ ОБЩЕСТВЕННОСТИ КАК ОДИН ИЗ НАИБОЛЕЕ ЭФФЕКТИВНЫХ ИНСТРУМЕНТОВ ПРЕДОТВРАЩЕНИЯ КОНФЛИКТА ИНТЕРЕСОВ В ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОМ СЕКТОРЕ SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO PREVENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Abstract

The problem of corruption is one of the most pressing in the world. Corruption increases
distrust of officials and the state. It contributes to the creation of a disrespectful attitude
towards regulations. Active work is underway throughout the world to prevent corruption and
conflict of interest. The author offers one of the most effective tools to solve this problem - the
active involvement of the public in public administration processes. This tool can significantly
reduce the risks of corruption and conflict of interest.
Based on the practice of Latvia in involving the public in public administration
processes, the author carries out a comparative analysis of the involvement of society in anticorruption processes: in the right to receive information, in the right to exercise public control
over the property status of officials, in the right of participation of public organizations in
the activities of various ministries and departments. The author analyses the international
assessments of Latvia in the perception of corruption and reveals a pattern. States that promote
the involvement and active participation of society in public sector processes carry out the
most effective activities to prevent conflicts of interest of public officials. Thus, the author,
using general scientific as well as special methods of legal knowledge: analysis and synthesis
methods, scientific induction method, deduction method and comparative method, proves his
hypothesis that society involvement is one of the most effective tools to prevent conflicts of
interest in the public sector.