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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783836003321

Autore

Preston Noel

Titolo

Public Sector Ethics [[electronic resource] ] : Finding and Implementing Values

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-280-33021-X

1-134-64803-0

0-203-26003-1

0-203-06394-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy

Altri autori (Persone)

SampfordCharles

Disciplina

172.2

Soggetti

Civil service ethics

Political ethics

Civil service ethics - Moral and ethical aspects

Public administration - Professional ethics

Public officers

Political Institutions & Public Administration - General

Government - General

Law, Politics & Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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