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Title Public ethics and governance : standards and practices in comparative perspective / edited by Denis Saint-Martin and Fred Thompson.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2006.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (vii, 288 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Research in public policy analysis and management ; v. 14
Research in public policy analysis and management ; v. 14.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Path dependence and self-reinforcing processes in the regulation of ethics in politics: toward a framework for comparative analysis / Denis Saint-Martin -- The ethics eruption: sources and catalysts / Robert Williams -- Codes of conduct for public officials in Europe: common label, divergent purposes / David Hine -- Political ethics and responsible government / Andrew Potter -- Comparing systems of ethics regulation / Oonagh Gay -- Canada's upside-down world of public-sector ethics / Andrew Stark -- The costs and benefits of ethics laws / B.A. Rosenson -- The efects of legislative ethics law: an institutional perspective / Alan Rosenthal -- Managerial leadership and the ethical importance of legacy / J. Patrick Dobel -- Professional ethics for politicians? / John Uhr -- Ethical political conduct and fidelity to the democratic ethos / Colin M. Macleod -- Governing pluralism / Andrew Sabl -- Ethical reasoning, epistemology, and administrative inquiry / James W. Myers and Fred Thompson.
Summary This work focuses on economically developed nations with stable politics and traditions of popular government with relatively low levels of corruption and poses the question why these countries have become increasingly distressed about the ethics of public officials.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Political ethics.
Political ethics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Saint-Martin, Denis, 1962-
Thompson, Fred, 1942 October 29-
Other Form: Print version: Public ethics and governance. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2006 0762312262 9780762312269 (OCoLC)62714520
ISBN 9780080459844 (electronic book)
0080459846 (electronic book)
0762312262 (hardback)
9780762312269 (hardback)
9781849503556 (electronic book)
1849503559 (electronic book)