| Common Ground, Common Future: Moral Agency in Public Administration, Professions, and Citizenship Contributor(s): Garofalo, Charles (Author), Geuras, Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0824753372 ISBN-13: 9780824753375 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Common Ground, Common Future: Moral Agency in Public Administration, Professions, and Citizenship examines the public and private roles of the citizen as a moral agent. The authors define this agent as a person who recognizes morality as a motive for action, and not only follows moral principles but also acknowledges morality as his or her principal. The book explains that public administration is a fundamentally moral enterprise that exists to serve the values that society considers significant, and that this moral nature makes public administration a prototype for other professions to emulate, a model of moral governance in American society. The title reflects the book's principal purpose and abiding hope: the development of a broad perspective on our individual and collective roles and responsibilities as citizens, professionals, and moral beings, with a recognition of mutual obligations to the large and small challenges inherent in the process of governance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Mechanical - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 780.71 |
| LCCN: 2005048402 |
| Series: Public Administration and Public Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.16" W x 9.32" (1.11 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Common Ground, Common Future: Moral Agency in Public Administration, Professions, and Citizenship examines the public and private roles of the citizen as a moral agent. The authors define this agent as a person who recognizes morality as a motive for action, and not only follows moral principles but also acknowledges morality as his or her principal. The book explains that public administration is a fundamentally moral enterprise that exists to serve the values that society considers significant, and that this moral nature makes public administration a prototype for other professions to emulate, a model of moral governance in American society. The title reflects the book's principal purpose and abiding hope: the development of a broad perspective on our individual and collective roles and responsibilities as citizens, professionals, and moral beings, with a recognition of mutual obligations to the large and small challenges inherent in the process of governance. |