Administrative ethics in the twenty-first century

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martinez J. Michael (James Michael)
Group Author: Richardson William D.; (William Donald)
Published: Peter Lang,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: c2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Teaching texts in law and politics, ; v. 28
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Carrier Form: 285 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9780820461205 (pb : alk. paper)
0820461202 (pb : alk. paper)
Index Number: D035
CLC: D035-05
Call Number: D035-05/M385
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Background -- Ethical theory in the Western intellectual tradition -- The rise of the administrative state and the quest for legitimacy -- Bureaucratic power and decision-making: rule by giant pygmies? -- Bureaucratic power -- Decision-making and the ethical administrator -- The organizational and legal environment of the administrative state -- Organizational theory and behavior: implications for ethics -- Administrative law -- Core functions of the administrative state -- Ethical issues in personnel management -- Government budgeting: allocating resources in an age of scarcity -- Public policy and management in the administrative state -- Conclusion -- The future of public administration and ethical implications.