Empowering public administrators : ethics and public service values

"Public administrators need to be empowered to make difficult decisions. Acting in the public interest often means doing what is ethical even when it is the unpopular choice. Yet too often, public servants at the local, state, and federal levels internalize the notion that their hands are tied...

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Other Authors: Olejarski, Amanda M., 1982- (Editor), Neal, Sue M., (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
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ISBN: 9781032651835
1032651830
9781003836551
1003836550
9781003836575
1003836577
9781032651828
9781032651750
103265175X
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Summary: "Public administrators need to be empowered to make difficult decisions. Acting in the public interest often means doing what is ethical even when it is the unpopular choice. Yet too often, public servants at the local, state, and federal levels internalize the notion that their hands are tied and that they are limited in their ability to effect change. Empowering Public Administrators: Ethics and Public Service Values provides a much-needed antidote to inaction, offering a new lens for viewing administrative decision-making and behavior. This book makes a case for bringing historically significant theories to the forefront of public service ethics by applying them to a series of current ethical challenges in practice. Exploring administrative discretion as modern bureaucrats govern public affairs in a political context, this collection builds on the normative foundations of public administration and provides readers with a scaffold for understanding and practicing public service values. Questions for discussion and applications to practice are included in each chapter making this collection of interest to public affairs masters and doctoral students as well as public service practitioners"--
ISBN: 9781032651835
1032651830
9781003836551
1003836550
9781003836575
1003836577
9781032651828
9781032651750
103265175X