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A guide to ethics and public policy: finding our way/ D. Don v

By: Welch, D. DonMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2014Description: 155 p. PBISBN: 9781138013797DDC classification: 172

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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

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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

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