Book description
This thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Ethics
Challenge in Public Service is the classic ethics text used in
public management programs nationwide. The book serves as a valuable
resource for public managers who work in a world that presents
numerous ethical challenges every day. It is filled with a wealth of
practical tools and strategies that public managers can use when
making ethical choices in the ambiguous and pressured world of public
service. The book also contains new material on topics such as social
networking, the use of apology, ethics as applied to public policy,
working with elected officials, and more.
"The Ethics Challenge in Public Service, now in its third
edition, continues to be simply indispensable for teaching public
service ethics. Thoroughly updated to encompass the latest
developments in the field, this new edition adds both a companion
website and an instructor's website, further enhancing its value for
both students and faculty."
-Guy B. Adams, Harry S.
Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri
"If you want to know about ethical decision making in public
service, this is the book to read."
-Patricia J.
Harned, president, Ethics Resource Center
"This book cuts through the rhetoric and the partisanship right
to the heart of ethics in the public service; here is a smooth blend
of how and why."
-Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Woman's
Hospital Distinguished Professor of Healthcare Management, John W.
Dupuy Endowed Professor, Louisiana State University
Carol W. Lewis is professor emerita of political science at the
University of Connecticut. She is a consultant and trainer for public
agencies and professional organizations at the local, regional, state,
national, and international levels.
Stuart C. Gilman is a consultant in Washington, D. C., working
with state and federal government agencies, for large corporations and
nonprofit organizations, as well as multinational organizations. He is
a former director of the UN Global Programme against Corruption and
senior executive with the U. S. Office of Government Ethics.
