Review The Limits of Public Service Discretion: The Silver Affair Actions case study. Silver must analyze a current policy, recommend a reformed policy, and then decide whether or not to defend a good policy in the face of political pressure from his legitimate superiors. The case presents challenges in linking policy analysis and development to implementation when confronted with conflict from within and without a public organization. In a substantive post of about 300 words, explore the intersection of career public service ethics with the aggressive requirements of successful policy entrepreneurship and implementation, by reflecting on and debating the following questions:
What balance does a public manager strike between loyalty and integrity? How does Silver think about those limits?
Does Silver at any point violate the boundaries of being a career civil public service official? Was he justified?
How did or could Silver cultivate relationships with his principal?
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