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Practical Ethics In Public Administration

Practical Ethics In Public Administration

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9781567262957
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Oct 1, 2010

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Make the Right Choice - Enhance Your Ethical Decision-Making Skills Today!

Ethical issues arise in all walks of life, but none have implications as far-reaching and serious as those related to public management.

Most people working in the public sector want to do the "right" thing, but the issues can be highly complex or not lend themselves to easy answers. This book provides the tools, techniques, and methods needed to help meet these challenges.

This completely updated third edition offers public sector professionals the information they need to face the ethical issues that arise in the course of a day’s work, address those issues with greater self-assurance, perform their duties in an ethically justifiable manner, and explain their actions reasonably.

This new edition:
• Covers emerging ethical issues surrounding public-private partnerships
• Examines the shift from compliance-based to integrity-based ethics programs
• Explores the context of moral competency

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