Public policy : why ethics matters / edited by Jonathan Boston, Andrew Bradstock, and David Eng.

"Ethics is a vigorously contested field. There are many competing moral frameworks, and different views about how normative considerations should inform the art and craft of governmental policy making. What is not in dispute, however, is that ethics matters"--

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Boston, Jonathan, 1957- (Editor), Bradstock, Andrew (Editor), Eng, David L., 1967- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra, Australia : ANU E Press, The Aurtralian National University, [2010]
Series:ANZSOG (Series)
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Table of Contents:
  • Ethics and public policy / Jonathan Boston, Andrew Bradstock, and David Eng
  • Part I: Ethical foundations of public policy. Justice, humanity, and prudence / Tom Campbell
  • Doing ethical policy analysis / Michael Mintrom
  • The public servant as analyst, adviser, and advocate / David Bromell
  • Be careful what you wish for / John Uhr
  • Part II: Ethics of climate change. The most important thing about climate change / John Broome
  • Recognising ethics to help a constructive climate change debate / Andy Reisinger and Howard Larsen
  • Sharing the responsibility of dealing with climate change: Interpreting the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities / Dan Weijers, David Eng, and Ramon Das
  • Virtue and the commons / Xavier Márquez
  • Part III: Perspectives on ethics and the economy. Tackling economic inequality / Andrew Bradstock
  • Is ethics important for economic growth? / David Rea
  • Regulation of financial markets: Panics, moral hazard, and the long-term good / Simon Smelt
  • An alternative reply to the free-rider objection against unconditional citizenship grants / Julia Maskivker.