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Praise for the Fifth Edition of The Responsible Administrator "Cooper's fifth edition is the definitive text for students and practitioners who want to have a successful administrative career. Moral reasoning, as Cooper so adeptly points out, is essential in today's rapidly changing and complex global environment."-Donald C. Menzel, president, American Society for Public Administration, and professor emeritus, public administration, Northern Illinois University "The Responsible Administrator is at once the most sophisticated and the most practical book available on public sector ethics. It

"This is the substantially revised edition of the classic book The Responsible Administrator--the book that has guided professionals and students alike as they grapple with the challenges of making ethical, responsible decisions in real world situations. This fifth edition has been adapted to reflect current thinking and includes a new introduction as well as updated information on coping with demands for accountability, cases and examples, research references, and an examination of current issues relevant to administrative ethics. In addition, the design approach has been developed further in both the introduction and the new concluding chapter"--

Delineating implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology, psychology, and philosophy, this reference provides a comprehensive review of administrative ethics in the public sector. Detailing the context within which contemporary ethics training has developed, the book examines the effectiveness of ethics training, legal and organizational devices for encouraging desired conduct, and other topics of particular relevance to the political and social contexts of public administration. Written by over 25 leading scholars in public administration ethics, the book creates

This handbook follows the discussion of ethics in significant pieces of public administration literature from the late-19th century to the start of the 21st. It offers theoretical perspective, illustrative cases, and empirical research. This edition includes a new chapter on military ethics.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Tables and Illustrations -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1. Dongyang County -- 2. Traditional Woodcarving and Its Revolutionary Transformation-The First Transition of Tradition -- 3. Xia Qi Tan Village -- 4. Li Tang Village -- 5. Guo Zhai Town -- 6. Heng Dian Town -- 7. The Dongyang Woodcarving Factory and Economic Reform-The Second Transition of Tradition -- 8. Conclusion-Flexible Production in Dongyang? -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Ham Production -- Appendix 2: Camphor Tree Mothers

In response to a perceived yearning for community in the modern urbanU.S., a definition of community is advanced, and a distinction is drawn between moral and ethical community. The problems of imposing moral community on diverse urban societies are considered and an argument is advanced for building ethical community. The necessity for a deliberative conversation among members of an ethical community is discussed and some of the current means for conducting it are examined. Following a discussion of the role of experts in these conversations, the implications for academic programs are drawn out. The article concludes with 7 steps toward building ethical community.

We understand civic engagement to mean people participating together for deliberation and collective action within an array of interests, institutions and networks, developing civic identity, and involving people in governance processes.