Conflict of Interest in American Public Life
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-01213-4 (ISBN)
Ranging over a wide array of cases, Andrew Stark draws on legal, moral, and political thought--as well as the rhetoric of officeholders and the commentary of journalists--to analyze several decades of debate over conflict of interest in American public life. He offers new ways of interpreting the controversies about conflict of interest, explains their prominence in American political combat, and suggests how we might make them less venomous and intractable.
Stark shows that over the past forty years public opinion has shifted steadily toward an objective conception of conflict: instead of considering case-by-case motivations, we have adopted broadly prophylactic rules barring a variety of circumstances with no regard for whether individuals facing those circumstances would be moved in culpable ways. At the same time, we have shifted toward a subjective conception of interest: where we once focused narrowly on money, we now inquire into various commitments individuals might pursue in ways that could impair their judgment.
In exploring the consequences of these twin migrations--the passage of "conflict" from a subjective to an objective understanding; the transformation of "interest" from an objective to a subjective conception--the author aims to make our debates over public ethics less vexatious for officials, and more lucid for citizens.
Andrew Stark is Professor of Strategic Management and Political Science, University of Toronto.
Acknowledgments Introduction I Conflict 1. The Perils of Prophylactic Law 2. The Topography of Conflict 3. Self-Dealing 4. Undue Influence 5. Abuse of Office 6. Private Payment for Public Acts 7. Private Gain from Public Office 8. The Revolving Door: I 9. The Revolving Door: II Summary II Interest 10. Interest, Bias, and Ideology 11. Limousine Liberals, Country-Club Conservatives 12. On Character in American Politics 13. Self-Generated versus Other-Imposed Encumbrances on Judgment 14. Quid Pro Quo and Campaign Finance 15. Spousal Interests 16. Combination of Roles and Ex Parte Contacts 17. Hold the Interest, Vary the Role 18. De Minimis Summary III Appearances 19. The Meaning of "The Appearance of Official Impropriety" 20. The Legalistic Attack on the Appearance Standard 21. The Political Justification for the Appearance Standard IV Remedies 22. Recusal, Divestiture, Balance, and Disclosure 23. What Is a Balanced Committee? 24. Disclosure and Its Discontents Conclusion Notes Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.10.2003 |
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Zusatzinfo | 4 tables |
Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 144 x 225 mm |
Gewicht | 422 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 0-674-01213-5 / 0674012135 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-01213-4 / 9780674012134 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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