Value and Virtue in Public Administration; A Comparative Perspective

The format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.75 inches. xi, [1], 327, [9] pages. Figures. Tables. References. Indexes. Decorative front cover. No dust jacket. Editor's (Kim) inscription on fep. Inscription reads For NAPA President Dan Blair June 28, 2012 Pan S. Kim. This in one of the IIAS [International Institute for Administrative Sciences] Governance and Public Management series. A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and the public interest. Professor Michiel de Vries studies: • Comparative research into international developments in the public sector, especially in transition countries; • Conflicts in the public sector; • Evaluations of organizational and policy developments in municipalities, provinces and national government. As such he was involved in the evaluation of good governance on Aruba, sports policies, youth policies, legal policies, gender policies, the railway system, domestic violence, and metrology; • administrative integrity, public participation and interactive policy; • counterchecks: the independent assessment of the correctness of research commissioned by government institutions. Pan Suk Kim is a South Korean professor in the field of public administration. He served with the American Society for Public Administration. Kim is a professor emeritus of Public Administration, Yonsei University in South Korea. 'Values and Virtues in Public Administration is a timely volume that brings together contributions from world-class scholars who remind us that values are the core of public administration. Professors Pan Suk Kim, Michiel De Vries and their collaborators offer the foundations for a post-New Public Management era in which fundamental public service values will be reasserted by both public officials and citizens.' - James L. Perry, Distinguished Professor and Chancellor's Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. 'This excellent volume addresses the enduring problem of why 'values and virtues in public administration are not easily accomplished' although 'everything public administration does is value-bound' and 'virtuous behavior' is often 'crucial.' Seeking answers from theory and practice across the globe and time, the editors and contributors have produced an outstanding book of major importance to all who seek a deeper understanding of public administration that goes well beyond the conventional putative pillars of efficiency, economy, and effectiveness. This book is a must read for faculty and graduate students in public administration and public management.' - David H. Rosenbloom, Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, American University, Washington, DC, USA. …