The Ethics Edge, 2nd Edition emphasizes the importance of ethical leadership and provides case examples of real-world ethical dilemmas faced by local government decision makers. You get practical tools and initiatives to help you design ethics management policies and programs to meet the needs of your jurisdiction, and to resolve ethical dilemmas you may confront.

While ethics in government isn't a new topic, as a public manager, you face new types of ethical challenges brought on by new technologies, government reform strategies, rising cynicism, privatization and more. It's critical to build the competencies to meet these challenges and foster an ethically sensitive organization.

Designed to offer the best and most current literature on ethics in government, The Ethics Edge, 2nd Edition is packed with articles at the forefront of ethical thinking, to encourage leaders and managers to evaluate their ethical beliefs and analyze the ethical implications of their decisions.