{"product_id":"political-ethics-public-office-9780674686069","title":"Political Ethics  Public Office","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmediately upon publication, this becomes the text of choice for courses on the ethics of public officials… The major theme for which the book will be widely noticed and long remembered [is the] aim ‘to preserve the essentials of the traditional idea of personal responsibility against the pressures of organizational life.’ * Political Theory *\u003cbr\u003eThe discussions throughout are careful and measured, conversant with a wide literature, and full of useful distinctions that allow many stalemates and logjams in the public understanding of political ethics to be bypassed or broken through… Even if readers are unconvinced by Thompson’s particular views, they will find in the essays indispensable tools for mounting alternative conclusions. * American Political Science Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important book, not only for its groundbreaking contribution to the study of political ethics, but also more broadly, for its contributions to democratic theory. It should be of use to a wide range of political scientists as well as members of other academic disciplines. -- Gary L. Jones * Perspective *\u003cbr\u003eThompson’s book…sensitively and carefully probe[s] the implications of incorporating notions of ‘personal responsibility’ in our assessment of moral political life. * Michigan Law Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   Problems of the Ethics of Office   Methods of the Ethics of Office    1. Democratic Dirty Hands   The Persistence of the Problem   The Limits of Democratic Distance   The Assumption of Accountability   Reviewing the Decision   Generalizing the Decision   Mediating the Decision   The End of Dirty Decisions   Democratic Deterrence    2. The Moral Responsibility of Many Hands   Hierarchical Responsibility   Collective Responsibility   Personal Responsibility   Alternative Causes   Causing and Advising   Good Intentions   The Ignorance of Officials   The Compulsion of Offices    3. Official Crime and Punishment   The Problem of Moral Responsibility   The Problem of Political Responsibility   Limits of Criminal Responsibility    4. Legislative Ethics   Minimalist Ethics   Functionalist Ethics   Rationalist Ethics   The Particulars of Generality   The Autonomous Legislator   The Pecuniary Connection   The Necessity of Publicity    5. The Private Lives of Public Officials   The Value of Privacy   The Scope of Privacy: Substantive Criteria   The Scope of Privacy: Procedural Criteria    6. Paternalistic Power   The Concept of Paternalism   The Justification of Paternalism   The Paternalism of the Professions   Compulsory Medical Treatment   The Law of Involuntary Guardianship   The Distribution of Public Welfare   The Regulation of Drugs   The Regulation of Safety    7. The Ethics of Social Experiments   The Story of the Denver Income Maintenance Experiment (DIME)    The Ethics of the DIME   Evaluations and Implications of the DIME    Notes    Credits      Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526054814039,"sku":"9780674686069","price":31.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674686069.jpg?v=1731862732","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-ethics-public-office-9780674686069","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}