CiNii Books - Ethics and public policy : method and cases

For undergraduate courses in public policy. This text presents three systematic methods for analyzing public policy issues: utilitarianism, deontology, and prudent pragmatism. It argues for the superiority of prudent pragmatism to the other two approaches. These are described in Part One, together with substantive American values which form the assumptons of ethical analysis. Part Two contains an historical discussion of six public policy areas and presents two detailed case studies in each area. Each case is analysed from the standpoint of utilitarian, deontological, and prudent pragmatic ethics, and an effort is made to show why prudent pragmatism produces the most satisfying results

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PART ONE: AMERICAN VALUES, ETHICAL ANALYSIS, AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS Chapter I - Introduction Ethics and Policy-Making Overview Chapter II - American Political Culture: Core Values Five Value Clusters Values and Generational Change Chapter III - A Framework for Ethical Public Policy Analysis Utilitarianism Deontological Ethics (Kantianism) Prudent Pragmatism Chapter IV - Prudent Pragmatism and Consensus: Case Ethics in Monist and in Pluralist ` Society The Fusion of Religion and Politics in Monist Society Case Morality in Monist Society Casuistry in Medieval Europe Consensus in Pluralist Society Chapter V - Prudent Pragmatism and Democratic Polity: Citizen, Representative, and Policy Analyst Citizenship in a Democracy Representation and Representatives Policy Analysis in Deliberative Democracy PART TWO: ISSUES AND CASES Preface to Part Two Chapter VI - National Health Care Policy The United States Public Health System Controlling Tobacco As a Hazardous Substance Case Study: New York's Response to Second-Hand Smoke Paying for Individual Health Care: The Insurance Dilemma Prescription Drugs and Medicare: A Case Study Chapter VII - Criminal Justice The Administration of Criminal Justice: An Historical Perspective Racial Profiling and the War on Drugs Racial Profiling in New Jersey: A Case Study Combating Subversion: Crime Control or War The Lackawanna Six: A Case Study Chapter VIII - Social Welfare in the U.S.: Conflicting Principles of Distributive Justice The Welfare State in Europe and in America America's Response to Immigration: Illegals and Welfare Welfare and Illegal Aliens: the Case of California Health Care for the Poor Medicaid and the Poor in Allegany County: A Case Study Chapter IX - Biotechnology and Humanity The Biotechnology Revolution Public Control of Scientific Research Stem Cell Research The Bush Prohibition: A Case Study Organ Transplantation and Organ Donation Enhancing the Organ Supply by Changing the Moral Culture: A Case Study Chapter X - The Natural Environment and Human Well-Being Environmental Policy a Major Concern Clean Air The Clear Skies Initiative: A Case Study The Harnessing of America's Rivers Problems and Contradictions in the Dam Complex: A Case Study Chapter XI - Ethical Defense America in the World: Leader or Hegemon? America at War Preemptive War The Invasion of Iraq: A Case Study The Treatment of Enemy Prisoners in Wartime: Jus in Bello Interrogations in Abu Ghraib Prison: A Case Study Chapter XII- Conclusion

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