Guide to Ethics and Public Policy - Finding Our Way

Developed by D. Don Welch during his twenty-eight years of teaching ethics and public policy, the rationale behind A Guide to Ethics and Public Policy is to present a comprehensive guide for making policy judgments. Rather than present specific cases that raise moral issues or discuss the role a few concepts play in the moral analysis of policy, this book instead provides a broad framework for the moral evaluation of public policies and policy proposals.

List of contents

1. Introduction. 2. Ethical Discourse and Public Policy. 3. Defining the Good: Benefit. 4. Stewardship of Resources: Effectiveness. 5. Serving Justice: Fairness. 6. Honoring Commitments: Fidelity. 7. Ownership of Problems: Legitimacy. 8. Benchmarks and Moral Discernment.

About the author

D. Don Welch was Associate Dean and Professor of Law and Religion at Vanderbilt University Law School from 1984 to 2012. His book grows out of a career divided between law and ethics, especially in the experiences of 28 years of teaching law students, followed by service on the staff of St. Augustine's Chapel at Vanderbilt.

Product details

• Authors: D. Don Welch, Welch D. Don
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.2014
• EAN: 9781138013773
• ISBN: 978-1-138-01377-3
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Politics & government, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Politics and government, Public ownership / nationalization