Book contents
- Next-Generation Ethics
- Next-Generation Ethics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgment
- 1 Next-Generation Ethics
- 2 Ethical Distinctions for Building Your Ethical Code
- Part I Technology
- Part II Business Enterprises
- Part III Engineering
- 15 A Whistle Not Blown: VW, Diesels, and Engineers
- 16 Addressing Corruption in Our Global Engineering/Construction Industry
- 17 Ethical Issues Facing Engineers in Oil and Gas Operations
- 18 Engineering Codes of Ethics: Legal Protection and Empowerment for Engineers
- 19 Engineering Ethics When Lives Are on the Line: When Does Bad Engineering Become Bad Ethics?
- 20 Case Studies of Product Life Cycle Environmental Impacts for Teaching Engineering Ethics
- Part IV Society
- Index
- References
16 - Addressing Corruption in Our Global Engineering/Construction Industry
from Part III - Engineering
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 October 2019
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Book contents
- Next-Generation Ethics
- Next-Generation Ethics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgment
- 1 Next-Generation Ethics
- 2 Ethical Distinctions for Building Your Ethical Code
- Part I Technology
- Part II Business Enterprises
- Part III Engineering
- 15 A Whistle Not Blown: VW, Diesels, and Engineers
- 16 Addressing Corruption in Our Global Engineering/Construction Industry
- 17 Ethical Issues Facing Engineers in Oil and Gas Operations
- 18 Engineering Codes of Ethics: Legal Protection and Empowerment for Engineers
- 19 Engineering Ethics When Lives Are on the Line: When Does Bad Engineering Become Bad Ethics?
- 20 Case Studies of Product Life Cycle Environmental Impacts for Teaching Engineering Ethics
- Part IV Society
- Index
- References
Summary
The global engineering/construction industry is huge. In 2017, it was estimated to be an $8.8 trillion industry (Market Research Hub, 2016). The US construction industry in 2017 was estimated at $1.2 trillion (Wilcox, 2018). Because the industry is comprised of a myriad of projects to build new facilities or to repair or upgrade existing ones, it is often the location for bribery, fraud, and corruption. Government leaders in Panama, Brazil, and Spain have been removed from office for receiving bribes and kickbacks from projects in their countries. Engineering firms in the United States and Canada have been sanctioned for giving bribes to secure projects. These are the facts.
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- Next-Generation EthicsEngineering a Better Society, pp. 230 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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