The Ethics Challenge in Public Service: A Problem-Solving Guide

by Carol W. Lewis

Since it was first published in 1991, The Ethics Challenge in Public Service has become a classic text used by public managers and in public management programs across the country. This second edition is filled with practical tools and techniques for making ethical choices in the ambiguous, pressured world of public service. It explores the day-to-day ethical dilemmas managers face in their work, including what to do when rules recommend one action and compassion another, and whether it is ethical to dissent from agency policy. This essential text explores managers' accountability to different stakeholders and how to balance the often competing responsibilities.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great discussion of the ethics challenges facing public employees in the US and globally.

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a textbook, it wasn't bad.