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Exploring the ethical frameworks and principles upon which governments can and should base their policies, this study draws on papers from the 2009 Ethical Foundations of Public Policy conference held in Wellington, covering topics such as ethics in decision-making and giving advice, sustainability, equality and justice, and measuring progress. The examination contends that interplay between ethical considerations and policy creation is often complex, controversial, and challenging, but that the careful management of this interplay is vital to the effective functioning of liberal, democratic government. Demonstrating the inextricable link between ethics and public policy, this is essential reading for policymakers, students, and those interested in the policy process.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface(p. ix)
• Acknowledgements(p. xi)
• Contributors(p. xii)
• 1 Introduction: Ethical dimensions of public policy(p. 1)
• Part 1 Ethical Foundations
• 2 Behavioural Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy: Paving the road to freedom or serfdom?(p. 23)
• 3 'Go and Do Likewise': The parable of the Good Samaritan and the challenge of public ethics(p. 49)
• 4 Who Then Is My Neighbour ? Ethical decision making around our international obligations - the contribution of human rights theory and practice(p. 75)
• 5 Justice as Collective Capability(p. 98)
• 6 Considerations of Distributive Justice in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation(p. 125)
• Part 2 Ethics and Policy Making
• 7 Beyond Serving a Purpose: Additional ethical focuses for public policy agents(p. 147)
• 8 Ethics of Not-Very-Targeted Government Interventions(p. 166)
• 9 Making Fair Funding Decisions for High-Cost Health Care: The case of Herceptin in New Zealand(p. 181)
• 10 Can Policy Be Ethical Without Consumer Input ?(p. 203)
• Part 3 Sustainability and Progress
• 11 The Ethics of a Sustainable Economy: Implications for public policy(p. 225)
• 12 Measuring New Zealand's Progress Using a Sustainable Development Approach(p. 242)
• 13 Cooperative Environmental Management: Taking care of New Zealand's unique natural resources in more effective ways(p. 270)
• 14 Equity and Sustainable Development(p. 297)
• 15 Rethinking Progress: Evaluation of the Wellington Regional Genuine Progress Index(p. 324)
• 16 Recent Challenges to the Ethics Underlying Official Statistics in New Zealand(p. 350)
• Index(p. 369)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Jonathan Boston is Professor of Public Policy and Director or the Institute of Policy Studies at the School of Government, Victoria: University of Wellington. He has published widely in the fields of public management, tertiary education, social policy, comparative government, New Zealand politics, and climate change policy.
Andrew Bradstock is Howard Paterson Professor of Theology and Public Issues and Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago. Previously he co-directed the Centre for Faith and Society at the Von Hgel Institute, St Edmund's College, Cambridge, and was Secretary for Church and Society with the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom.
David Eng is a Principal Adviser for the Tertiary Education Commission in New Zealand and was previously a lecturer in philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington. His areas of research include epistemology, social epistemology, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, and philosophy of evaluation.