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

Gilman, Stuart C.; Nelson, Kimberly; Lewis, Carol W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1394276559 ISBN 13: 9781394276554

Verlag: Wiley, 2026

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Newly revised edition of the classic text for ethics in public service

Since it was first published in 1991, The Ethics Challenge in Public Service has become the classic text on public sector ethics used by public managers and in public administration programs across the country. This essential text features strategies, tactics, analytic tools, and on-the-job cases that have become invaluable for public managers and staff resolving ethical dilemmas. A digital instructor's guide is available that has resources, discussion questions, and slide templates for each chapter.

This thoroughly revised and updated Fourth Edition features a wealth of new material on topics including:

• The ethics of information (e.g., social networking, Wikileaks, information management, and e-government)
• The interaction between the branches of government, including expanded coverage of the role of the judiciary
• Global trends and links with practical concerns of American and international readers
• Determining the public interest and understanding how members of the public, administrators, and elected officials can work towards achieving this interest
• The relationship between ethics and accountability in government.

The Ethics Challenge in Public Service is an ideal textbook for foundation courses in public administration as well as for courses in public sector ethics. It also serves as a valuable tool for public managers who work in a world filled with ethical challenges―the grey areas of decision-making rather than those that are black and white.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Stuart C. Gilman is a consultant in Washington, D.C., working with state government and federal agencies, large corporations, nonprofit organizations, and multinational organizations. He is a former senior executive with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

Kimberly L. Nelson is a Professor of Public Administration and Government at the School of Government. Her expertise includes local government management, form and structure, and corruption.

Carol W. Lewis is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut. She is a consultant and trainer for public agencies and professional organizations at local, regional, state, national, and international levels.

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Praise for The ETHICS CHALLENGE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, Fourth Edition

“Ethics leadership in the public service has never been more essential, yet recent Supreme Court rulings, assertions of presidential power and privilege, and the continuing need for sound tools for assessing the effects of ethics measures mean that such leadership has never been more challenging. This new edition of a classic text draws upon extensive scholarship and years of public service to identify critical goals and essential steps needed to attain them.”
―MICHAEL JOHNSTON, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, Colgate University

“The Ethics Challenge in Public Service, Fourth Edition, is an important resource for use by individual public administrators, in courses on public administration, and of course in courses on administrative ethics. The framework of the book supports proficient assessment of individual and organizational ethics. It starts with an examination of the nature of ethical norms in public service and then offers guidance for individual ethical decision-making. This fourth edition examines many changes that have occurred since the third edition was published in 2012. It provides updated examples and cases from the 2024 U.S. presidential election and other countries, and the challenges they pose to maintaining ethical standards. It examines the impact of a 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision that has redefined many forms of corruption as legal gratuities. It offers insights on the impact of technology and AI at all levels of government as well as the ethical issues of using AI. It also adds new ethics exercises focusing on the dynamic changes confronting government and nonprofit managers. I have retired from updating my three-edition The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. I would strongly recommend that instructors adopt The Ethics Challenge in Public Service as their resource for learning about and promoting ethics in public service.”
―JAMES SVARA, Retired Professor of Public Administration and Government

“The Ethics Challenge in Public Service offers invaluable insights to help public service professionals identify, evaluate and address the ethics issues that will arise throughout their careers.”
―PATRICIA J. HARNED, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Ethics & Compliance Initiative

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1394276559
• ISBN 13: 9781394276554
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland