Marion T. Doss, Robert North Roberts

From Watergate to Whitewater (eBook, PDF)

The Public Integrity War

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Produktbeschreibung

The two decades since the Watergate scandal have seen an unprecedented focus on ethics in government. The public integrity scandals of the Clinton administration have, once again, focused national attention on ethics in Washington. This work addresses this very topical subject and the authors come to some unusual conclusions. Tracing the origins of the modern public integrity war back to the very birth of the nation, the authors explain how conservatives and progressives have used allegations of unethical conduct in an effort to persuade the American public to accept their respective visions for American society. A cynical public, anesthetized to the distinction between actual wrongdoing and partisan attack, follows ideology and self-interest rather than character, allowing politicians to get away with even the most egregious conduct.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 1997
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313024085
• Artikelnr.: 37812356

Autorenporträt

ROBERT N. ROBERTS is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. He has written extensively on the subjects of public service ethics, political ethics, and employee rights and responsibilities. He is the author of White House Ethics (Greenwood, 1988).

MARION T. DOSS, JR. is Professor of Political Science and Law at James Madison University. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, his professional interests include the areas of criminal law, legal issues related to law enforcement, public service and corruption, criminal justice education, and counterintelligence. He has published a number of articles, many in collaboration with Robert N. Roberts.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction The Gathering Storm The Moral Foundations of Public
Service Barbarians at the Gate: 1828-1883 The Public Service
Counterrevolution: 1883-1930 Peace in Our Time: The Rise and Fall of
Administrative Legitimacy, 1930-1996 Strategic Ethics Initiatives:
1960-1973 Public Ethics Warriors Regulatory Rebels Return of the Robber
Barons The Public Integrity Shock Troops War Reporting The Public Ethics
Firestorm The Great Ethics Crusade Returning Fire The Clinton Scandals It's
Not Character, Stupid! Selected Bibliography Index