Americans deserve honest government. This text addresses the
need for a comprehensive statement of ethical behavior for public
officials and employees at every level of government. Recognizing
the need for legal reforms that focus mainly on campaign
contributions, the authors examine the broader question of how we
should measure the routine, day-to-day ethics of men and women in
public service. By focussing more on attitudes and practices, the
authors suggest that the highest standard of both ethics and
competence should be demanded of all our public servants. The book
identifies situations in which officials ought to act cautiously
and presents the ethical rules that should be applied to each
situation.
The text presents a philosophy of public service and then moves
to particular situations to which this philosophy must be applied:
campaign finance; the campaign itself; behavior of elected
officials, appointed officials, and public employees; the role of
lobbyists; compensation for public servants; moving to and from the
public and private sectors; ethical guidelines for lawyers and
judges; the private lives of public servants; and enforcement of
ethics. The final chapter discusses the sometimes competing forces
of ethics and competency. Ethical guidelines are gathered in the
appendix and serve as a useful starting point for ethics in any
public service setting. The combination of persuasive and
thought-provoking proposals for governmental ethics reform along
with practical guidelines on how to maintain the highest possible
standards of ethical conduct makes this an important text for
students in ethics and government courses, as well as an imperative
reading for public officials, whether elected, appointed, or
career.
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