Böcker av H George Frederickson

Refutes the arguments that administrative ethics cannot be studied in an empirical manner and that empirical analysis can deal only with the trivial issues in administrative ethics. Topics covered include understanding public corruption, ethics as control, and ethics as administration and policy.

Sets the agenda for a decade's worth of research in the theory and practice of ethics in the public sector. This volume represents research on administrative ethics and features contributions by many of the leading figures in the field, and addresses both the managerial and individual/moral dimensions of ethical behavior.

Designed to be the defintive statement on social equity theory and practice in public administration, this offers general descriptions of social equity in changing political, economic, and social circumstances; traces the development of the concept over t

This work considers how and why cities change their governing arrangements - and the implications for cities of the future. It provides case studies that show how actual cities have changed and adapted their structure to fit changing times and citizen demands.