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The Public Integrity War
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Artikel-Nr:
9780275955977
Veröffentl:
1997
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Erscheinungsdatum:
23.09.1997
Seiten:
232
Autor:
Robert North Roberts
Gewicht:
535 g
Format:
235x157x18 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
ROBERT N. ROBERTS is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. He has written extensively on the subjects of public service ethics, political ethics, and employee rights and responsibilities. He is the author of White House Ethics (Greenwood, 1988).MARION T. DOSS, JR. is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, his professional interests include the areas of criminal law, legal issues related to law enforcement, public service and corruption, criminal justice education, and counterintelligence. He has published a number of articles, many in collaboration with Robert N. Roberts.
The two decades since the Watergate scandal have seen an unprecedented focus on ethics in government. The public integrity scandals of the Clinton administration have, once again, focused national attention on ethics in Washington. This work addresses this very topical subject and the authors come to some unusual conclusions. Tracing the origins of the modern public integrity war back to the very birth of the nation, the authors explain how conservatives and progressives have used allegations of unethical conduct in an effort to persuade the American public to accept their respective visions for American society. A cynical public, anesthetized to the distinction between actual wrongdoing and partisan attack, follows ideology and self-interest rather than character, allowing politicians to get away with even the most egregious conduct.
This work shows how two armed camps have waged warfare for America's soul from the early days of the republic to the present, and how they have used the institutes of public integrity to destroy foes rather than promote ethics.
PrefaceIntroductionThe Gathering StormThe Moral Foundations of Public ServiceBarbarians at the Gate: 1828-1883The Public Service Counterrevolution: 1883-1930Peace in Our Time: The Rise and Fall of Administrative Legitimacy, 1930-1996Strategic Ethics Initiatives: 1960-1973Public Ethics WarriorsRegulatory RebelsReturn of the Robber BaronsThe Public Integrity Shock TroopsWar ReportingThe Public Ethics FirestormThe Great Ethics CrusadeReturning FireThe Clinton ScandalsIt's Not Character, Stupid!Selected BibliographyIndex