Administrative ethics in the twenty-first century
- New York : Peter Lang, 2008
- 285 p.
- Teaching texts in law and politics ; v. 28 .
PART ONE: BACKGROUND - Chapter one: ethical theory in the western intellectual tradition - Chapter two: the rise of the administrative state and the quest for legitimacy PART TWO: BUREAUCRATIC POWER AND DECISION-MAKING: RULE BY GIANT PYGMIES? - Chapter three: bureaucratic power - Chapter four: decision-making and the ethical administrator PART TREE: THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE - Chapter five: organizational theory and behavior: implications for ethics - Chapter six: administrative law PART FOUR: CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE - Chapter seven: ethical issues in personnel management - Chapter eight: government budgeting: allocating resources in an age of scarcity - Chapter nine: public policy and management in the administrative state PART FIVE: CONCLUSION - Chapter ten: the future of public administration and ethical implications