A guide to ethics and public policy: finding our way/
Welch, D. Don
A guide to ethics and public policy: finding our way/ D. Don v - New York: Routledge, 2014. - 155 p. PB
1 Introduction
2 Ethical Discourse and Public Policy
Talhii^^ (iboul Ethics 8
Achieviui^ Results 10
Obeyiii^ Rules 12
Respoudiuf> to Others 14
Five Beuchutarks 17
Appeals to Euwtiou 24
A Preview 28
3 Defining the Good: Benefit
What Is a Benefit? 32
Which Benefits? Prai>niatic Concerns 35
Which Benefits? Principled Concerns 38
Public Preferences: Preference-Based Utilitarianism 44
Experts: Welfare-Based Utilitarianism 50
A Dynamic Interaction 53
Benefit-Based Policymakiuy> 55
4 Stewardship of Resources: Effectiveness
Tradeoffs amonp^ Outcomes 58
Effective Means 61
Effectiveness and Popular Control 63
Limitations an the Reach of Effectiveness 68
Making Poliq' with Imperfect Information 12
Behavioral Economics: The Endowment Effect 75
5 Serving Justice: Fairness
Multiple Criteria 80
Types of Fairness Standards 83
The Liberty Baseline 86
The Welfare Baseline 88
Choosinyi a Baseline? 90
Fairness in Different Contexts 92
6 Honoring Commitments: Fidelity
Coniniittnents Made 99
Structural Requirements 100
Presumed Obligations 103
External Assumptions 105
The Ideal of Public Sendee 109
7 Ownership of Problems: Legitimacy
Moral Assessments of Legitimacy 114
Sorting Through the Options 124
8 Benchmarks and Moral Discernment
Conflicting Norms 129
What's Going On? 130
Understanding Bettchmarks 132
Moral Discernment 134
Embracing Humility 135
Passion and Compassion 137
Living in Community 139
9781138013797
172 / WEL/G
A guide to ethics and public policy: finding our way/ D. Don v - New York: Routledge, 2014. - 155 p. PB
1 Introduction
2 Ethical Discourse and Public Policy
Talhii^^ (iboul Ethics 8
Achieviui^ Results 10
Obeyiii^ Rules 12
Respoudiuf> to Others 14
Five Beuchutarks 17
Appeals to Euwtiou 24
A Preview 28
3 Defining the Good: Benefit
What Is a Benefit? 32
Which Benefits? Prai>niatic Concerns 35
Which Benefits? Principled Concerns 38
Public Preferences: Preference-Based Utilitarianism 44
Experts: Welfare-Based Utilitarianism 50
A Dynamic Interaction 53
Benefit-Based Policymakiuy> 55
4 Stewardship of Resources: Effectiveness
Tradeoffs amonp^ Outcomes 58
Effective Means 61
Effectiveness and Popular Control 63
Limitations an the Reach of Effectiveness 68
Making Poliq' with Imperfect Information 12
Behavioral Economics: The Endowment Effect 75
5 Serving Justice: Fairness
Multiple Criteria 80
Types of Fairness Standards 83
The Liberty Baseline 86
The Welfare Baseline 88
Choosinyi a Baseline? 90
Fairness in Different Contexts 92
6 Honoring Commitments: Fidelity
Coniniittnents Made 99
Structural Requirements 100
Presumed Obligations 103
External Assumptions 105
The Ideal of Public Sendee 109
7 Ownership of Problems: Legitimacy
Moral Assessments of Legitimacy 114
Sorting Through the Options 124
8 Benchmarks and Moral Discernment
Conflicting Norms 129
What's Going On? 130
Understanding Bettchmarks 132
Moral Discernment 134
Embracing Humility 135
Passion and Compassion 137
Living in Community 139
9781138013797
172 / WEL/G