Modern Plantation Mentality

by Gregory E. Parker, Ph.D. Additional formats: Hardcover, Paperback, and E-Book

In this thought-provoking new book, Dr. Parker critically examines the five features of a slave plantation, made notable in Kenneth Stampp's book The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South. Dr. Parker's research centers on just how these five features of a slave plantation are noticeably indicative of the modern liberal socialist leadership in the world today.

Modern Government Ethics: Principles, Practices, and Paradigms

by Gregory E. Parker, Ph.D. Additional formats: Paperback, E-Book

Increasingly, in the news, there seem to be more and more cases of blatant unethical behavior and corruption by elected and appointed government officials, causing citizens to question these bureaucrats' ethics. Modern Government Ethics: Principles, Practices, and Paradigms explores public administration ethics in light of the US Constitution and political values. Designed to teach readers how to identify unethical behavior through current contemporary case studies, end-of-chapter discussion questions, and a collection of scholarly journal articles, this gradulate-level textbook communicates crucial knowledge that is essential reading for public administration graduate students, elected officials, and public sector managers at all levels of government.