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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819401903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leichhardt, NSW, : Federation Press

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

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 ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

SampfordC. J. G (Charles J. G.)

PrestonNoel <1941->

BoisC.-A <1960-> (Carol-Anne)

Disciplina

172.2

Soggetti

Civil service ethics

Public administration - Moral and ethical aspects

Public officers - 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. 163-172) and index.

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.