Ethics Management for Public Administrators: Building Organizations of Integrity

As with the first edition, this practical book is dedicated to building organizations of integrity. It has been written for students contemplating careers in public service, elected and appointed officials, administrators, and career public servants in America and abroad. Concise and comprehensive, Ethics Management for Public Administrators takes a public management perspective toward constructing ethical organizations. It includes: --an introduction to ethics management; --a discussion of the U.S. Constitutional and administrative environment in which officials carry out their duties; --descriptions and assessments of the tools available to elected and appointed officials who are committed to building ethical organizations; --a review of existing ethics management programs in American cities and counties; --an overview of legislative and administrative measures taken by Congress, presidents, the judiciary, and the fifty states to foster ethical governance; --unique coverage of ethics management around the world, with a focus on Europe and Asia; --hands-on skill-building exercises that conclude each chapter with active learning opportunities. Changes in the second edition include updated text and references, new examples, and new boxes and exhibits that appear throughout the text.

Donald C. Menzel (Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University) is president of Ethics Management International and emeritus professor of public administration, Northern Illinois University. He served as the 2005-6 president of the American Society for Public Administration and has published widely in the field of public administration, with a particular interest in local government management and ethics. He is the co-editor (with Harvey L. White) of The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities (M.E. Sharpe, 2011).