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Klappentext Common Ground! Common Future: Moral Agency in Public Administration! Professions! and Citizenship examines the public and private roles of the citizen as a moral agent. The authors define this agent as a person who recognizes morality as a motive for action! and not only follows moral principles but also acknowledges morality as his or her principal. The book explains that public administration is a fundamentally moral enterprise that exists to serve the values that society considers significant! and that this moral nature makes public administration a prototype for other professions to emulate! a model of moral governance in American society. The title reflects the book's principal purpose and abiding hope: the development of a broad perspective on our individual and collective roles and responsibilities as citizens! professionals! and moral beings! with a recognition of mutual obligations to the large and small challenges inherent in the process of governance. Zusammenfassung Examines the public and private roles of the citizen as a moral agent. This work explains that public administration is a moral enterprise that serves the values that society considers significant, and that this moral nature makes public administration a prototype for other professions to emulate, a model of moral governance in American society. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Moral Agent! Moral Organization! and the PublicAdministratorWhat Is a Moral Agent? The Special Ethical Aspects of Public OrganizationsCitizenship and Public Administration The Ethical Environment of Public AdministrationThe Need for Ethical Reasoning in Public Administration Moral Agency! the Public Administrator! and the Private CitizenMoral Agency in the Public SectorThe Ideal Public Administrator The Legislator's Moral Agency Conflicts of Obligations Bending and Breaking the RulesMoral Whistle-BlowingThe Ideal and the RealEthical Breakdowns in Public AdministrationInsufficient Commitment Excessive Commitment to GoalsMoral Dilemmas The Public Administrator as Strong EvaluatorEthics in Business CSR Opponents of CSR Proponents of CSRDiscussion Perspectives on GovernmentConclusionManaged Care Origins and Structure of Managed Care Moral Challenges of Managed CareAlternative Perspectives on Managed CareThe Legal ProfessionThe Client's Interest and the Interests of Justice Moral Obligations Common to the Legal Profession The Legal Profession and Public ServiceCivil LawAttorneys Committed to Causes ConclusionHigher EducationEthics in the Academy: Level 1 Ethics in the Academy: Level 2 University-Government Partnerships University-Business Partnerships Intercollegiate Athletics ConclusionUnifying Ethical TheoryTraditional Ethical TheoriesThe Unity of the Absolutist Theories The Kantian Legislator in the Kingdom of Ends and the Moral AgentThe Unified Ethic! Communitarianism! and Individualism Rawls and the Unified EthicApplying the Unified Ethic to Moral Agency The Moral Agent as Morally Responsible CitizenInsufficient Commitment to Moral Values Transformation and Reconfiguration Moral Agency in BusinessUse of Foreign! Low-Wage LaborShould Tobacco Companies Exist? The Moral Exemplarship of the Private Executive Moral Agency and the Attorney Encouraging the Process of Moral Agency in the Health ProfessionsHigher Education in the Context of the Kingdom of Ends The Public Agent as Exemplar for the Private Professional:A DialoguePoints of AgreementGeuras: The Public Administrator as Citizen Exemplar ModelDoes Not Fully Apply to the Private SectorGarofalo's Response Summary Common Ground! Common Future Introduction Requirements for Reform Conclusion ...
