Responsible governance : a case study approach / Steven G. Koven.

By: Koven, Steven G
Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2008Description: ix, 201 pages : illustrations; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780765620590 (cloth : alk. paper); 0765620596 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Political ethics -- United States | Political ethics -- United States -- Case studies | Political corruption -- United States | Political corruption -- United States -- Case studiesDDC classification: 172.0973 LOC classification: JK468.E7 | K68 2008
Contents:
Dedication; Preface; 1. Introduction; Introduction; Concept of Responsible Governance; Context of American Governance; Ethics, Responsibility and Governance; Focus of Book; 2. Foundations of Responsible Governance; Introduction; The Ideal of Public Interest; The Ideal of Natural Law; The Ideal of Rule of Law; 3. Influence of Money on Elections; Introduction; Elections and Money in Historical Perspective; Attempts to Limit the Impact of Money on Elections; Implications of Money on Democracy; Conclusions; Case 3.1. Machine Politics; Case 3.2. Tom DeLay, Money Laundering and Influence Peddling; 4. Images of Responsibility - Honesty and Patronage in Government; Introduction; Role of Public Opinion in Democracies; Trust in Government; Causes for Mistrust; Pioneers of Ideal of Instilling Competence in Government; Merit Versus Patronage Debate; Conclusions; Case 4.1. Clinton Impeachment; Case 4.2. FEMA's Response to Hurricane Katrina; 5. Responsibility and International Law; Introduction; Concept of International Law: Guiding Documents; Theory of International Law; Treatment of Civilians; Case 5.1. My Lai; Case 5.2. Abu Ghraib; 6. Conclusions; Ethics and Responsibility; Micro-level (Individual View of Ethics); Macro-level (Organizational/Societal) View of Ethics; Case Studies and Public Interest, Natural Law and Rule of Law; Responsible and Ethical Behavior in Twenty-First Century America; Bibliography.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index.

Dedication; Preface; 1. Introduction; Introduction; Concept of Responsible Governance; Context of American Governance; Ethics, Responsibility and Governance; Focus of Book; 2. Foundations of Responsible Governance; Introduction; The Ideal of Public Interest; The Ideal of Natural Law; The Ideal of Rule of Law; 3. Influence of Money on Elections; Introduction; Elections and Money in Historical Perspective; Attempts to Limit the Impact of Money on Elections; Implications of Money on Democracy; Conclusions; Case 3.1. Machine Politics; Case 3.2. Tom DeLay, Money Laundering and Influence Peddling; 4. Images of Responsibility - Honesty and Patronage in Government; Introduction; Role of Public Opinion in Democracies; Trust in Government; Causes for Mistrust; Pioneers of Ideal of Instilling Competence in Government; Merit Versus Patronage Debate; Conclusions; Case 4.1. Clinton Impeachment; Case 4.2. FEMA's Response to Hurricane Katrina; 5. Responsibility and International Law; Introduction; Concept of International Law: Guiding Documents; Theory of International Law; Treatment of Civilians; Case 5.1. My Lai; Case 5.2. Abu Ghraib; 6. Conclusions; Ethics and Responsibility; Micro-level (Individual View of Ethics); Macro-level (Organizational/Societal) View of Ethics; Case Studies and Public Interest, Natural Law and Rule of Law; Responsible and Ethical Behavior in Twenty-First Century America; Bibliography.

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