Ethics in Public Service

Richard A. Chapman

Published by Edinburgh University Press 1992

Ethics in Public Service

Richard A. Chapman

In the series Public Admin & Management

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474465663

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About this book

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 interests of the state, secrecy and freedom of information, the democratic environment, and the relevance of the law and trade unions.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Notes on Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Conference Participants Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
One Introduction Richard A. Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Two The Duty of the Professional Brian Cubbon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Three Promoting Public Service Ethics: The Codification Option Kenneth Kernaghan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Four How Can Ethics be Taught? M. W. Jackson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Five Tragic Choices: Administrative Rulemaking and Policy Choice B. Guy Peters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Six Administrative Discretion and the Protection of Human Rights: Public Servants’ Duty to Take Rights Seriously George J. Szablowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Seven Freedom of Information and the Swedish Bureaucrat Lennart Lundquist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Eight Reasons of State and the Public Interest: A British Variation of the Problem of Dirty Hands Richard A. Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Nine Public Service and Democratic Accountability Colin S. J. Campbell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Ten The Law and Officials Paul Finn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Eleven Trade Unions and Ethics in the Public Service Barry J. O’Toole Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Twelve Ethics in Public Service Richard A. Chapman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 192
Keywords: Sociology

eBook

Published: June 7, 2022
ISBN: 9781474465663