1st Edition

Ethics and Political Practice Perspectives on Legislative Ethics

Edited By Noel Preston, Charles Sampford Copyright 1998

    Scrutinizing the practice of legislators and politicians from an ethical perspective, this work looks closely at various methods to facilitate ethical conduct.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Democracy and the Ethics of Representation, John Uhr; Chapter 2 ‘Appearance’ as an Ethical Standard, Alan Rosenthal; Chapter 3 Strange Distinctions, Rodney Smith; Chapter 4 Politics, Public Responsibility and the Ethical Imperative, WG Hayden; Chapter 5 Politicising Ethics, Maureen Mancuso; Chapter 6 Ethics Counsellor to the Government, Howard R Wilson; Chapter 7 Watchdog or Attack Dog?, Stephen Tanner; Chapter 8 Changing Institutional Ethics, Colin Hicks; Chapter 9 Constructing Codes, Meredith Burgmann; Chapter 10 Insiders’ Viewpoints, Michael Beahan; Codes and Their Enforcement: Necessary but not Sufficient for Ethical Conduct, Cheryl Kernot; Chapter 11 Legislative Ethics, Noel Preston;

    Biography

    Noel Preston, Charles Sampford, C-A, Bois