Ethics for Contemporary Bureaucrats: Navigating Constitutional Crossroads
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Description
In the current United States (U.S.) context, we are facing a constitutional crisis with frequent government shutdowns and new debates surrounding immigration, climate change, budgeting practices, and the balance of power. With competing interests, unclear policy, and inconsistent leadership directives, the question becomes: How do contemporary bureaucrats make sense of this ethically turbulent environment? This collection provides a lens for viewing administrative decision-making and behavior from a constitutional basis, as contemporary bureaucrats navigate uncharted territory. Ethics for Contemporary Bureaucrats is organized around three constitutional values: freedom, property, and social equity. These themes are based on emerging trends in public administration and balanced with traditional ethical models. Each chapter provides an overview of a contemporary ethical issue, identifies key actors, institutions, legal and legislative policy, and offers normative and practical recommendations to address the challenges the issue poses. Rooted in a respected and time-tested intellectual history, this volume speaks to bureaucrats in a modern era of governance. It is ideally suited to educate students, scholars, and public servants on constitutional values and legal precedent as a basis for ethics in the public sector.
ISBN
9780367861902
Publication Date
6-24-2020
Publisher
Routledge
City
Abingdon-on-Thames, UK
Disciplines
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics
Recommended Citation
Elias, Nicole M. and Olejarski, Amanda M., "Ethics for Contemporary Bureaucrats: Navigating Constitutional Crossroads" (2020). College of Business & Public Management Faculty Books. 23.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/cbpafaculty_books/23