Honest Politics: Seeking Integrity in Canadian Political Life

Honest Politics provides a framework for distinguishing right from wrong in politics and supplies some ideas for ensuring that ethical decision-making can be enforced.

Greene and Shugarman look at the ethical issues raised by conflicts of interest, patronage, party financing, and lobbyists. They discuss a variety of high-profile cases, including Bill Vander Zalm and Fantasy Gardens, Ralph Klein and Multi-Corp, and Kim Campbell and the Pearson Airport deal.

In Honest Politics, the authors assert that honesty in public life is not an impossible goal but something we can demand and achieve.

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Honest Politics: Seeking Integrity in Canadian Political Life

Honest Politics provides a framework for distinguishing right from wrong in politics and supplies some ideas for ensuring that ethical decision-making can be enforced.

Greene and Shugarman look at the ethical issues raised by conflicts of interest, patronage, party financing, and lobbyists. They discuss a variety of high-profile cases, including Bill Vander Zalm and Fantasy Gardens, Ralph Klein and Multi-Corp, and Kim Campbell and the Pearson Airport deal.

In Honest Politics, the authors assert that honesty in public life is not an impossible goal but something we can demand and achieve.

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Honest Politics: Seeking Integrity in Canadian Political Life

Honest Politics: Seeking Integrity in Canadian Political Life

Honest Politics: Seeking Integrity in Canadian Political Life

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Overview

Honest Politics provides a framework for distinguishing right from wrong in politics and supplies some ideas for ensuring that ethical decision-making can be enforced.

Greene and Shugarman look at the ethical issues raised by conflicts of interest, patronage, party financing, and lobbyists. They discuss a variety of high-profile cases, including Bill Vander Zalm and Fantasy Gardens, Ralph Klein and Multi-Corp, and Kim Campbell and the Pearson Airport deal.

In Honest Politics, the authors assert that honesty in public life is not an impossible goal but something we can demand and achieve.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781552779569
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date: 12/14/2011
Sold by: De Marque
Format: eBook
Pages: 262
File size: 451 KB

About the Author

IAN GREENE teaches political science at York University.
DAVID P. SHUGARMAN teaches political science at York University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Ethics and the Principles of Democracy
2 Ethical Duties
3 Ethical Problems in Public Life
4 Conflict-of-Interest Cases
5 Undue Influence: Party
Financing and Lobbyists
6 Ethics Commissions
7 Dirty Hands
8 In Pursuit of Honest Politics
Appendix I: Workshops on Ethical Politics
Appendix II: Excerpts from Codes of Conduct
Appendix III: Opinions of Ethics Commissioners
Notes
Selected References
Index
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