Conflict of Interest in the Professions
Michael Davis editor Andrew Stark editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:15th Nov '01
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Conflicts of interest pose special problems for the professions. Even the appearance of a conflict of interest can undermine essential trust between professional and public. This volume is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the ramifications and problems associated with important issue. It contains fifteen new essays by noted scholars and covers topics in law, medicine, journalism, engineering, financial services, and others.
The fundamental idea behind the bookis that examining how conflincts of interest arise and are dealt with in divers professions yields insight into their underlying structure. The execution of the idea is often informative, sometimes brilliant...taken as a whole, Conflict of Interest in the Professions provides insights into the structure of conflicts, how and why they are dangerous- and when they are not- and the best ways to escape or manage them. The book deepens our understanding of conflicts of interest and clearly lays out the choices we face. * New England Journal of Medicine *
ISBN: 9780195128635
Dimensions: 159mm x 241mm x 27mm
Weight: 653g
368 pages