Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-225) and index.
Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Part I Framing Government and Ethics; 1 Taking Ethics Seriously: Defining the Problem; 2 Taking Australia Seriously: Previewing Solutions; Part II Ethics in Political Theory; 3 Prudential Leadership: Democracy and Deliberation; 4 Populist Leadership: Democracy and Demagogy; Part III Ethics in Government Practice; 5 Responsible Government: Relationships of Principle; 6 Accountable Government: Relationships of Power; 7 National Security and Government: At War with Ethics; Part IV Reframing Government and Ethics.
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Terms of Trust is the first book-length analysis of the role of ethics in Australian government. It scrutinises what actually happens in practice against the democratic theory, and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of public-sector ethics.