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BL
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1026287
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b780657
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| Main Entry
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Uhr, John.
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| Title & Author
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Terms of trust : : arguments over ethics in Australian government /\ John Uhr.
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| Publication Statement
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Sydney, NSW :: UNSW Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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James Bennett Etitle
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (237 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0868401870
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: 0868406392
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: 1423789989
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: 9780868401874
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: 9780868406398
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: 9781423789987
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9780868406398
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-225) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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Political ethics-- Australia.
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Government - Asia.
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Government - Non-U.S.
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Law, Politics Government.
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Political ethics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- General.
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Politics and government
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Australia, Politics and government.
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Australia.
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| Dewey Classification
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172.2
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| LC Classification
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JQ4029.E8U57 2005eb
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