01685pab a2200205 454500008004000000100002100040245004800061260000900109300001400118362000800132520110000140650002601240700002101266700002401287773003101311908000601342909001001348999001701358952010401375180718b2010   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKing, Stephen M.  aReflections on defining the public interest  c2010  ap.954-78.  aJan  aThe definition and nature of the public interest is an ongoing area of debate and controversy among public administration scholars and practitioners. This article's main thesis that there exists an identifiable public interest entailing both normative and pragmatic elements that should be a foundational concern of every practicing public administrator. The administrator's duty entails three factors: (a) the fiduciary duties to the commons as defined and constrained by constitutional principles, (b) policies that are congruent with our democratic values, and (c) the practice of nonidiosyncratic and universalized ethical administrative leadership and decision making. The article addresses this much maligned and dismissed topic by tracing its historical development focusing on the various lenses, working definitions, characteristics, and typologies of the public interest and illustrating their application in a case study of the Federal Communications Commission. The authors conclude with summary reflections and implications for public administration and public policy. - Reproduced.  aPublic administration  aRoberts, GarY E.  aChilton, Bradley S.  aAdministration and Society  aN  a85510  c85510d85510  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 41, Issue no: 8pAR85970r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR