Product Description: Since it was first published in 1991, The Ethics Challenge in Public Service has become a classic text used by public managers and in public management programs across the country. This second edition is filled with practical tools and techniques for making ethical choices in the ambiguous, pressured world of public service...read more

A Publication of the American Society for Public Administration Ethics in public service is a hot topic in today's headlines. This detailed guide provides public managers with the practical tools and techniques they need to make ethical choices in the ambiguous pressured world of public service. Shows how applying ethical principles can be a powerful means of clarifying and resolving complex problems in an even more complex world.

An unusual, multidimensional study of how America's cities have responded to federal policy changes and budget cuts, this book draws on surveys, interviews, and empirical analyses to show what happened in the nation's cities when federal policy changed. Included are discussions of the role of state governments in urban economic development and how the New Federalism can benefit cities.