Ethics in Fiscal Administration

<p><em>Ethics in Fiscal Administration: An Introduction</em> integrates ethics into the public administration curriculum by weaving ethical dilemmas into the financial management and budgeting process of the public and nonprofit sectors. Inquiry-based discussion prompts challenge students to examine scenarios that they are likely to encounter in professional public service careers. </p><p>Critics of the public sector often use the analogy that government should be run more like a business. Issues such as profitability versus social value preclude the public sector from becoming a mirror image of the private sector; however ethical decision making in fiscal administration is an important concern across sectors. Using examples drawn from the public and nonprofit arenas <i>Ethics in Fiscal Administration: An Introduction</i> will help prepare future budget managers and other public administrators for the important work of upholding the public financial trust.</p>