Delineating implications for administrative ethics from other fields such as sociology,
psychology, and philosophy, this reference provides a comprehensive review of …

In recent years the concept of 'governance'has become a widely used concept within
political science discourse. Although the meanings of 'governance'are contested, its position …

This article explores the values that local government senior managers assume in their day‐
to‐day relationship with elected officials (councillors). The study is set in the state of Victoria …

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This chapter reviews the main threads making up the pattern of developments in public
service ethics in Australia. As used here,“public service ethics” refers to the ethics of career …

The notion of" the public interest" appears frequently in discussions of public policy, often in
contexts where opinions are divided or balances must be struck. For example... the public …

Max Weber's model of bureaucracy has been widely criticised as incapable of adequately
capturing empirical reality, internally inconsistent, and inappropriately juxtaposed with the …

Professionalisation in the public services is regarded as essential but the concept is
ambiguous and organisationally weak. Moreover, if not jeopardised by managerialism …

Public administration in Australia was initially built upon inherited British traditions that were
later interwoven with United States approaches to administrative science. The early …

This paper reports on the preferences and experiences of the councillor level of New South
Wales (NSW, Australia) local government, concerning the public service values that guide …