Public sector ethics : finding and implementing values / edited by Charles Sampford and Noel Preston with C-A Bois.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sampford, C. J. G. (Charles J. G.)

Preston, Noel, 1941-

Bois, C.-A. (Carol-Anne), 1960-

Series:

Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; 2.

Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service ethics.

Public administration--Moral and ethical aspects.

Public administration.

Public officers--Professional ethics.

Public officers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leichhardt, NSW : Federation Press ; London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study, with contributions from both scholars and practitioners, examines the theory and practice of public sector ethics across a broad range of environments.

Contents:

Cover; Public Sector Ethics: Finding and Implementing Values; Copyright; Contents; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; PART I FINDING VALUES; 1 PUBLIC SECTOR ETHICS: Prospects and Challenges; 2 AGAINST PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; 3 AUTHORITY, DISCRETION AND ACCOUNTABILITY: The Case of Policing; 4 BUSINESS PRACTICES AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ETHOS; 5 CLARIFYING ACCOUNTABILITY: An Ethical Theory Framework; PART II IMPLEMENTING VALUES; 6 ETHICS IN PUBLIC SERVICE: An Idea Whose Time Has Come; 7 CORRUPTION IN SOCIALIST AND CAPITALIST COUNTRIES; 8 INTEGRATING ETHICS

9 CANADIAN DEFENCE ETHICS: Principles and Values10 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOOD GOVERNMENT; 11 PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGERS, PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS AND ETHICS: A Trade Union Perspective; 12 TALKIN' 'BOUT HEBN; REFERENCES; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-33021-X

1-134-64803-0

0-203-26003-1

0-203-06394-5

9780203063941

OCLC:

61769511