Essays on Conservatorship

Introduction

This article discusses divorce in Texas, beginning with how Texas compares with other U.S. States in the percentages of divorces. Having assessed the position of Texas in the divorce “league tables” the article also reviews the divorce processes and applicable laws and how the situation differs in details from the equivalent procedures and legislation in other U.S. States.

Divorce Statistics

The article “Divorce Statistics and Divorce Rate in the USA” (5 April 2012) provides a wealth of statistics about divorce in the USA, notably that divorce rates in this country are high, ranging from 41 to 50 percent for first marriages and ...

Kate McGovern. “The Promise of Administrative Conservatorship vs. The Threat of Administrative Evil in the Mission of Public Service.”

The argument being addressed by this article relates to how easily leaders can succumb to unethical behavior as a result of the success. It further goes on to show how the theory of administrative conservatorship may be used to address such challenges, which the leaders in public administration face. In order to show how the theory of administrative conservatorship is applied in tackling ethical issues the author addresses several issues such whether morality is relative for leaders, administrative evil and moral inversion. Consequently, the author provides the role of conservator in the theory of conservatorship on how to address the ...