Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Service

Ethics and Professionalism in the Public Service is written for current and future practitioners and is an important resource for managers and students in public policy, public administration, and nonprofit management. It embraces the significance of self-control, critical thinking, moral leadership, and values as essential knowledge to more fully understanding ethics in the public and nonprofit sectors.

“Tom and Cynthia Lynch have written a textbook that provides students with the historical and philosophical context needed to develop a genuine ethical worldview. The tone is both realistic and optimistic, confronting corruption and administrative evil while offering a positive vision for ethical and effective administration. Not only will students learn from this text—it will help them keep ethics at the forefront throughout their public service careers.” (Danny L. Balfour, Grand Valley State University, co-author, Unmasking Administrative Evil)