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- catalog abstract "Scholarly discourse on political ethics and the ethical dilemmas encountered by political practitioners seldom connect. The objective of Drawing the Line is to apply ethical principles, reasoning, and judgment to the problems that are encountered by legislators in the fifty states. Legislative bodies have rarely been held in as low esteem as they are today, in part because the integrity of members and of the process is under severe challenge. Legislatures have responded to criticism from the media and the public with law and regulation, but they have yet to take ethics seriously enough. Alan Rosenthal, who has worked with over thirty state legislatures and written previously about the institution and the process, argues that appearance as a standard is weighed too heavily in the deliberation over ethics, while the legislator's responsibility to the legislature and to the legislative process is weighed too lightly. Separate chapters explore conflicts of interest, relationships with lobbyists, and campaign finance, offering recommendations for reform. Other chapters examine the responsibilities of the legislature for managing its own affairs and promoting ethical conduct among its members.".
- catalog contributor b9652734.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Foreword / Richard C. Leone -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What's the Beef? -- 3. The Quest for Standards -- 4. Interests Are Always in Conflict -- 5. Lobbyists and Their Largess -- 6. Dilemmas of Campaign Finance -- 7. The Management of Legislative Life -- 8. Toward More Ethical Legislative Bodies.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-253) and index.".
- catalog description "Scholarly discourse on political ethics and the ethical dilemmas encountered by political practitioners seldom connect. The objective of Drawing the Line is to apply ethical principles, reasoning, and judgment to the problems that are encountered by legislators in the fifty states. Legislative bodies have rarely been held in as low esteem as they are today, in part because the integrity of members and of the process is under severe challenge. Legislatures have responded to criticism from the media and the public with law and regulation, but they have yet to take ethics seriously enough. Alan Rosenthal, who has worked with over thirty state legislatures and written previously about the institution and the process, argues that appearance as a standard is weighed too heavily in the deliberation over ethics, while the legislator's responsibility to the legislature and to the legislative process is weighed too lightly. Separate chapters explore conflicts of interest, relationships with lobbyists, and campaign finance, offering recommendations for reform. Other chapters examine the responsibilities of the legislature for managing its own affairs and promoting ethical conduct among its members.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 268 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Drawing the line.".
- catalog identifier "080323919X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Drawing the line.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Drawing the line.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "172/.0973 20".
- catalog subject "JK2488 .R66 1996".
- catalog subject "Legislative bodies United States States Ethics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Richard C. Leone -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What's the Beef? -- 3. The Quest for Standards -- 4. Interests Are Always in Conflict -- 5. Lobbyists and Their Largess -- 6. Dilemmas of Campaign Finance -- 7. The Management of Legislative Life -- 8. Toward More Ethical Legislative Bodies.".
- catalog title "Drawing the line : legislative ethics in the states / Alan Rosenthal.".
- catalog type "text".