Ethics for Bureaucrats

Study of Ethics in Public Management

This important text integrates the study of ethics into public management training, highlighting Supreme Court opinions on three specific constitutional values - equality, freedom, and property - focusing on the pedagogical aspects of law and posing challenging questions to help readers apply theories to concrete situations. It includes a case index for further research.

Topics of Interest

Topics of specific interest include abortion, affirmative action, bureaucratic bashing, civil disobedience, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Iran-Contra scandal, moral absolutism, privileged communications, religious fundamentalism, and whistle blowing.

Reception

The Midwest Review of Public Administration lauds it as "…a unique teaching tool."