The Ideal of Public Service: Reflections on the Higher Civil Service in Britain

A close examination of the ethics of higher civil servants in Britain and how they have been undermined by recent developments in public administration.

Barry O'Toole tackles key questions such as:

• how should public servants behave?
• how should they be encouraged to think ethically?
• how should they be motivated to do so?

Focusing on the role of public service, public duty and the public interest in the twenty-first century, O’Toole answers these important questions and looks at the eme...