"Louis Brownlow, one of public administration's historical thinkers, once argued that "the principal requirement of a good administrator is an insatiable curiosity." This book is rooted in the notion that public administrators must practice insatiable curiosity to be effective, fair, and...

Introduction / Amanda M. Olejarski & Sue M. Neal -- Ethics and public service values : ontological and epistemic frameworks for study and practice / Sharon H. Mastracci & Norma M. Riccucci -- Autonomy as public service / Beverly Harkema -- Call the budget police! : how the public service values...