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Ethics for Bureaucrats: An Essay on Law and Values, Second Edition: 36 (Public Administration and Public Policy) - Hardcover

Book 89 of 117: Public Administration and Public Policy

Rohr, John

 
9780824780326: Ethics for Bureaucrats: An Essay on Law and Values, Second Edition: 36 (Public Administration and Public Policy)

Synopsis

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

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JOHN A. ROHR Center for Public Administration and Policy Virginia Polytechnic institute Blacksburg, Virginia

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