The Ethics Challenge in Public Service: A Problem-Solving Guide

by Carol W. Lewis

Book Overview

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is the classic ethics text used in public management programs nationwide. It also serves as a valuable tool... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555423833
• ISBN13: 9781555423834
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Required Readng for Public Servants

It's tough to be a manager in a public agency. In addition to obeying the law, public servants have an additional ethical obligation to "serve the public interest" and "uphold the public trust". Even the appearance of not serving the public interest is unethical for public servants. Thus, while it could be okay for a manager in a private company to hire relatives and to let employees sleep on the job, it would be unethical for a manager in a public agency to do so. This book was required reading for my graduate course in Ethics for Public Administrators. It should be required reading for every politician, public servant, and citizen, too.