Ethics in Public Service for the New Millennium

List of contents

1. Introduction, Richard A. Chapman. 2. Corruption in Local Government - some ethical issues of the last twenty-five years, Rodney Brooke. 3. Parliament and Ethical Behaviour, Michael Hunt. 4. The Ethics of Equal Opportunities, Susan Corby. 5. Courts, Parliament, and Public Authorities under the British Human Right Act 1998, George J. Szablowski. 6. The Public Interest: A Political and Administrative Convenience? Barry J. O'Toole. 7. Setting Standards in a New Organization: The Case of the British Civil Service Commission, Richard A Chapman. 8. The Inherently Unethical Nature of Public Service Ethics, Lawrence Pratchett. 9. Is Democracy a Substitute for Ethics? Administrative Reform and Accountability, B. Guy Peters.

About the author

Richard Chapman

Summary

First published in 2000, the focus of this analysis is that of moral standards in public service, with special attention to the role(s) of officials. It presents discussion of some of the issues that had relevance for public service in the new millennium.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Chapman
• Assisted by: Richard Chapman (Editor), Richard A. Chapman (Editor), Chapman Richard (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138725966
• ISBN: 978-1-138-72596-6
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General