Whenever Two or More Are Gathered - Relationship as the Heart of Ethical Discourse

About the author

Michael M. Harmon is a professor emeritus of public administration at George Washington University and author of Responsibility as Paradox: A Critique of Rational Discourse on Government.

O. C. McSwite is a pseudonym for Cynthia J. McSwain, professor emeritus at George Washington University, and Orion F. White, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech University. Their most recent books are Legitimacy in Public Administration: A Discourse Analysis and Invitation to Public Administration.

Summary

In this study of the role of ethics and moral responsibility in the field of public administration, Michael Harmon and O.C. McSwite posit that administrative ethics, as presently conceived and practiced, is largely a failure, incapable of delivering on its promise of effectively regulating official conduct in order to promote the public interest.

Product details

• Authors: Michael M Harmon, Michael M. Harmon, O C McSwite, O. C. McSwite
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780817360566
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6056-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 426 g
• Series: Public Admin: Criticism and Cr; Public Administration: Criticism and Creativity; Public Administration: Critici
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education