Description
Newly revised edition of the classic text for ethics in public service
Since it was first published in 1991, The Ethics Challenge in Public Service has become the classic text on public sector ethics used by public managers and in public administration programs across the country. This essential text features strategies, tactics, analytic tools, and on-the-job cases that have become invaluable for public managers and staff resolving ethical dilemmas. A digital instructor's guide is available that has resources, discussion questions, and slide templates for each chapter.
This thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition features a wealth of new material on topics including:
- The ethics of information (e.g., social networking, Wikileaks, information management, and e-government)
- The interaction between the branches of government, including expanded coverage of the role of the judiciary
- Global trends and links with practical concerns of American and international readers
- Determining the public interest and understanding how members of the public, administrators, and elected officials can work towards achieving this interest
- The relationship between ethics and accountability in government.
The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is an ideal textbook for foundation courses in public administration as well as for courses in public sector ethics. It also serves as a valuable tool for public managers who work in a world filled with ethical challenges—the grey areas of decision-making rather than those that are black and white.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Introduction ix
Part I Ethical Duties of Public Managers 1
Chapter 1 Ethics in Public Service 3
Chapter 2 Obeying and Implementing the Law 29
Chapter 3 Serving the Public Interest 47
Chapter 4 Taking Individual Responsibility 71
Part II Tools for Individual Decision-Making 91
Chapter 5 Finding Solid Ground 93
Chapter 6 Resolving Ethical Dilemmas 115
Chapter 7 Understanding Who and What Matters 127
Part III Ethics and the Organization 149
Chapter 8 Designing and Implementing Ethics Codes 151
Chapter 9 Broadening the Horizon 187
Chapter 10 Building an Ethical Agency 211
Afterword 245
Resource A: Glossary 247
References 257
Author Biographies 281
Index 283
