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1	Ethics & Politics: Cases & Comments more books like this by Amy Gutmann (Editor), Dennis Thompson (Editor) add to wishlist The third edition of this casebook helps students recognize and assess the strengths and weaknesses of moral arguments in the making of public policy. Part one considers the ethics of process: the morally questionable means--violence, deception, and corruption--that are most commonly used by public officials. Part two discusses the ehics of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Political Ethics and Public Office more books like this by Dennis F Thompson add to wishlist Are public officials morally justified in threatening violence, engaging in deception, or forcing citizens to act for their own good? Can individual officials be held morally accountable for the wrongs that governments commit? Dennis Thompson addresses these questions by developing a conception of political ethics that respects the demands of both ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.35! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Redeeming American Political Thought more books like this by Professor Judith N Shklar, Stanley Hoffmann (Editor), Dennis F Thompson (Foreword by) add to wishlist In these 13 essays, Judith Shklar explores two themes crucial to discussions of American democracy: first, what she terms the "fundamental social condition" of American life - the tension between expansive political equality and persistent social inequality; and second, "redeeming" American political thought for those who believe it lacks the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.15! \| first editions
4	Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption more books like this by Dr. Dennis Thompson add to wishlist Dennis Thompson shows how Congress as an institution is posing new ethical challenges and how the complexity of the environment in which members work creates new occasions for corruption and invites more calls for accountability. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Just Elections: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the United States more books like this by University of Chicago Press (Creator), Dennis F Thompson add to wishlist The 2000 election showed that the mechanies of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson persuasively shows, more fundamental issues must be addressed to ensure that our electoral system is fair. Just Elections argues that three central democratic ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $28.50!
6	Restoring Responsibility: Ethics in Government, Business, and Healthcare more books like this by Dennis F Thompson add to wishlist In this important collection of essays Dennis Thompson argues for a more robust conception of responsibility in public life than prevails in contemporary democracies. He suggests that we should stop thinking so much about public ethics in terms of individual vices (such as selfishness or sexual misconduct) and start thinking about it more in terms ... see all copies from $18.93! new only from $23.86! \| SVS
7	Restoring Responsibility more books like this by Dennis F Thompson add to wishlist In this important collection of essays Dennis Thompson argues for a more robust conception of responsibility in public life than prevails in contemporary democracies. He suggests that we should stop thinking so much about public ethics in terms of individual vices (such as selfishness or sexual misconduct) and start thinking about it more in terms ... see all copies from $52.50! new only from $84.10! \| SVS
8	Reflections of Portland, Maine more books like this by Frederic L. Thompson (Editor), Pamela Thumb, Dennis Griggs (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	John Stuart Mill and Representative Government more books like this by Dennis F Thompson add to wishlist see all copies from $6.57!
10	The Democratic Citizen more books like this by Dennis F Thompson add to wishlist see all copies from $8.54!
11	Etica Politica y El Ejercicio de Cargos Publicos by Dennis F. Thompson add to wishlist see all copies from $37.54! new only from $37.55!
12	Logging Railroads in Skagit County more books like this by Dennis Blake Thompson, F Raoul Martin (Editor), R D Jost (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00! first editions

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