Ethics in Fiscal Administration: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781138630710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 168 str.

Angela Pool-Funai

Opis

Ethics in Fiscal Administration: An Introduction integrates ethics into the public administration curriculum by weaving ethical dilemmas into the financial management and budgeting process of the public and nonprofit sectors. Inquiry-based discussion prompts challenge students to examine scenarios that they are likely to encounter in professional public service careers. Critics of the public sector often use the analogy that government should be run more like a business. Issues such as profitability versus social value preclude the public sector from becoming a mirror image of the private sector; however, ethical decision making in fiscal administration is an important concern across sectors. Using examples drawn from the public and nonprofit arenas, Ethics in Fiscal Administration: An Introduction will help prepare future budget managers and other public administrators for the important work of upholding the public financial trust.

Spis treści

Part I. Government ≠ Business  1. Historical Underpinnings of Public Administration  2. The Role of Government  3. Linking Economics and Politics  Part II. Forming an Ethical Foundation  4. Developing Administrative Ethics  5. Moral Agents  6. Ethical Behavior in Organizations  Part III. Transparency and Accountability  7. Transparency through Financial Management  8. Political Influences on Public Budgets  9. Evaluating Revenue Options  Part IV. The Third Sector: Nonprofit Organizations  10. The Art and Science of Nonprofit Management  11. Endowed Funds  12. Charitable Gifts and Bequests  Part V. Innovation and Globalization  13. Agenda Setting and Innovation in the Global Economy  14. Information Management, Security, and Whistleblowing  Part VI. Application and Conclusion  15. Developing an Ethical Framework

O autorze

Angela Pool-Funai is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Director of the Master of Public Administration program, and interim Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Southern Utah University, USA.