Public Integrity
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780801859304
Subjects: Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political science & theory; Politics/International Relations; Political Science; Practical Politics; Public Administration; Politics / Current Events; Politics, Practical; POL; POL000000; Political ethics; Constitutions; Political Process - Leadership; Political Science / Constitutions; General; Integrity; Moral and ethical aspects
First sentence: LIBERAL AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES have always distrusted public officials.
Description: "In this book, J. Patrick Dobel describes and analyzes the elements that constitute integrity in public office. Focusing on public officials, themselves - rather than on external laws or norms - the book explores the responsibilities, pressures, and dilemmas faced every day by those who hold public office."--BOOK JACKET.