Public Interest in Government Institutions

Synonyms

Common preferences; Community significance; Citizens’ will; Public good

Definitions

Public interest: It is the outcomes attained when government leaders discharge their obligations for long-run survival and well-being of the society particularly public institutions providing quality services to the citizenry.

Government institutions: Offices established by law and financed by tax payers’ money to foster the benefit of the general public.

Introduction

Serving the public is a fundamental mission of government institutions. This duty transforms a civic ideal into a responsibility for government managers. Globally, public officers occupy prominent and prestigious positions in their communities and society at large to offer citizenry benefit. However, individualism dominates today’s public life at the expense of common benefit. Individuals prefer to work as government executives in order to gain opportunities to pursue personal needs instead of promoting what is good for an entire...