<p>This book, by a group of specially selected scholars, focuses on topics of current debate in the field of public service ethics. The subjects covered include codes of ethics, how ethics can be taught, the dilemma of tragic choices, administrative discretion and the protection of human rights, the
Ethics in Public Service
β Scribed by Richard A. Chapman
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 193
- Series
- Public Policy Series; 10
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Specialists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia and Sweden focus on topics from the field of public service ethics. They cover promotion of ethics, the teaching of ethics, freedom of information, trade unions, protection of human rights and legal aspects of public service ethics.
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Conference Participants
One. Introduction
Two. The Duty of the Professional
Three. Promoting Public Service Ethics: The Codification Option
Four. How Can Ethics be Taught?
Five. Tragic Choices: Administrative Rulemaking and Policy Choice
Six. Administrative Discretion and the Protection of Human Rights: Public Servants' Duty to Take Rights Seriously
Seven. Freedom of Information and the Swedish Bureaucrat
Eight. Reasons of State and the Public Interest: A British Variation of the Problem of Dirty Hands
Nine. Public Service and Democratic Accountability
Ten. The Law and Officials
Eleven. Trade Unions and Ethics in the Public Service
Twelve. Ethics in Public Service
Index
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