The Public Administration Profession: Policy, Management, and Ethics

The Public Administration Profession: Policy, Management, and Ethics
ISBN-10
1351136364
ISBN-13
9781351136365
Category
Political Science
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2018-08-29
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Stephen M. King, Bradley S. Chilton, Viviane E. Foyou

Description

While many introductory public administration textbooks contain a dedicated chapter on ethics, The Public Administration Profession is the first to utilize ethics as a lens for understanding the discipline. Analyses of the ASPA Code of Ethics are deftly woven into each chapter alongside complete coverage of the institutions, processes, concepts, persons, history, and typologies a student needs to gain a thorough grasp of public service as a field of study and practice. Features include: A significant focus on ‘public interests,’ non-profit management, hybrid-private organizations, contracting-out and collaborations, and public service at the state and local levels. A careful examination the role that religion may play in public servants’ decision-making, as well as the un-ignorable and growing role that faith-based organizations play in public administration and non-profit management at large. End-of-chapter ethics case studies, key concepts and persons, and dedicated ‘local community action steps’ in each chapter. Appendices dedicated to future public administration and non-profit career management, writing successful papers throughout a student’s career, and professional codes of ethics. A comprehensive suite of online supplements, including: lecture slides; quizzes and sample midterm and final examinations for undergraduate and graduate courses containing multiple choice, true-false, identifications, and essay questions; chapter outlines with suggestions for classroom discussion; and suggestions for use of appendices, e.g. how to successfully write a short term paper, a brief policy memo, resume, or a book review. Providing students with a comprehensive introduction to the subject while offering instructors an elegant new way to bring ethics prominently into the curriculum, The Public Administration Profession is an ideal introductory text for public administration and public affairs courses at the undergraduate or graduate level.

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