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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810879603321

Autore

Koehn Daryl <1955->

Titolo

The ground of professional ethics / / Daryl Koehn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routlege, 1994

ISBN

1-134-81847-5

1-138-15047-9

1-134-81848-3

1-280-40789-1

9786610407897

0-203-00661-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Professional ethics

Disciplina

174

Soggetti

Professional ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The untrustworthiness of professional expertise; 3 Delegitimating client contracts; 4 The public pledge as the ground of professional authority; 5 The legitimacy of the professions' ends; 6 The limits of professional discretion; 7 The professional's good; 8 The professional and the public good; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As each week beings more stories of doctors, lawyers and other professionals abusing their powers, while clients demand extra services as at a time of shrinking resources; it is imperative that all practising professionals have an understanding of professional ethics.In The Ground of Profesional Ethics, Daryl Koehn discusses the practical issues in depth, such as the level of service clients can justifiably expect from professionals, when service to a client may be legitimately terminated and circumstances in which client confidences can be broken. She argues that, while clien