Overview

Managing the challenges of governance is more than merely managing people and resources; it is about managing the values that intersecting cultures attach to people and resources. The Ethics of Public Administration: The Challenges of Global Governance provides an exploratory introduction to the history and trends of major ethical cultures around the globe. Featuring chapters that explore national and ideological forms of ethics--including those of India, Russia, and Africa as well as Marxism, Leninism, Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-- The Ethics of Public Administration is an indispensable guide for all those working in international affairs and government.

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Author:   Sara R. Jordan ,  Phillip W. Gray
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
Imprint:   Baylor University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9781602582484

ISBN 10:   1602582483
Pages:   426
Publication Date:   17 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Acknowledgments PART I Introduction 1 Public Administration Ethics through Time and Place 2 The Five E's of Orthodox Public Administration PART II Ethical Traditions for Public Administration 3 Ethical Traditions of India 4 Ethical Traditions of Daoism 5 Ethics in the Buddhist Traditions 6 Traditions of Confucian Ethics 7 Ethics in the Judaic Tradition 8 Ethics in the Constitutionalist and Republican Traditions 9 Ethics in the Christian Tradition 10 Ethics in the Traditions of Islam 11 Ethics in the Traditions of Africa 12 Ethics in the Liberal Tradition 13 Marxist-Leninist Ethical Traditions 14 Ethics in the Russian Tradition PART III Conclusion 15 Revisiting the """"Global"""" in the Challenges of Global Governance Appendix Notes Bibliography Index"

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Jordan and Gray offer practitioners in the field a comprehensive historical overview that traces the philosophical and ethical traditions of public administration across the dominant global cultures. -- Choice

Author Information

Sara R. Jordan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration and The Graduate School at the University of Hong Kong, where her research interests include civil service and research ethics.Phillip W. Gray is Lecturer, Humanities Department, United States Coast Guard Academy. He has taught at various universities in Hong Kong, and his research focuses on international political theory, morality in warfare, and totalitarian politics.

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