The Ethics Challenge in Public Service

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"If you have ethics responsibilities in the public sector, you mustread this book for its text and compilation of resourcematerials." --The Honorable Stephen D. Potts, chairman of the Board ofDirectors of the Ethics Resource Center and former director, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics "This book is three things: the best available synthesis ofethics in public affairs, a first-rate theoretical consideration ofethics, and a wonderfully applied, useful, and practical guide.Carol Lewis and Stuart Gilman are two giants in the field, and thisbook lives up to their stature." --H. George Frederickson, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor ofPublic Administration, Policy Research Institute, The University ofKansas "The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is a necessarytool for public administrators and students alike in this era offiscal challenges, heightened citizen expectations of governmentaccountability, and public scrutiny, providing both theoreticalframeworks and practical applications for ethical decision making.Carol Lewis's book is a 'must-have' for anypublic sector professional's reference shelf, without regardto sector or specialty." --Ann M. Hess, J.D., M.P.A., president, Massachusetts Chapter,American Society for Public Administration, and staff director,Boston City Council "Having used The Ethics Challenge in Public Service in mygraduate course for years, it was good news that Carol Lewis andStuart Gilman have prepared a second edition. Incorporating updatedmaterial and new treatments of international developments and ofethics in the nonprofit sector, this book remains simplyindispensable for teaching public service ethics." --Guy B. Adams, professor, Harry S. Truman School of PublicAffairs, University of Missouri-Columbia "The Ethics Challenge in Public Service draws the readerinto the pervasive ethical dimension of public service. Lively,timely, well-crafted cases in every chapter engage both reason andmoral imagination. This is an ideal text for professional ethicscourses. Practicing administrators will recognize the ethicalconflicts and dilemmas, and learn effective strategies for workingthrough them. It also includes an extensive chronology of publicservice ethics, a useful resource in itself." --B. L. Catron, professor emeritus of public administration, GeorgeWashington University "The authors' deep commitment to public service andempathetic understanding of the complexities and ethical dilemmasfaced by public service practitioners are reflected in thisbook's title and in its thoughtful balancing of idealism andrealism, so that Lewis and Gilman offer moral direction withoutrestoring to simplistic rote prescription for belief orbehavior." --Jonathan B. Justice, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy,University of Delaware