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oapen-20.500.12657-336472021-11-09T09:24:01Z Public Policy: Why ethics matters Boston, Jonathan Bradstock, Andrew Eng, David political ethics social values moral ethics decision making Climate change (general concept) Democracy Morality Policy analysis Public policy bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy::HPQ Ethics & moral philosophy 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. The ethical framework adopted by policy analysts and decision makers not only shapes how policy problems are defined, framed and analysed, but also influences which ethical principles and values are taken into account and their weighting. As a result, ethics can have a profound impact, both on the character of the policy process and the choices made by decision makers. Public Policy – Why Ethics Matters brings together original contributions from leading scholars and practitioners with expertise in various academic disciplines, including economics, philosophy, physics, political science, public policy and theology. The volume addresses three main issues: fist, the ethical considerations that should inform the conduct of public officials and the task of policy analysis; second, the ethics of climate change; and third, ethics and economic policy. While the contributors have varying views on these important issues, they share a common conviction that the ethical dimensions of public policy need to be better understood and given proper attention in the policy-making process. 2013-11-14 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:52:51Z 2020-04-01T14:52:51Z 2010 book 459474 OCN: 1159628602 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33647 eng application/pdf n/a 459474.pdf http://epress.anu.edu.au/?s=public+policy ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_459474 10.26530/OAPEN_459474 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 311 Canberra open access
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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. The ethical framework adopted by policy analysts and decision makers not only shapes how policy problems are defined, framed and analysed, but also influences which ethical principles and values are taken into account and their weighting. As a result, ethics can have a profound impact, both on the character of the policy process and the choices made by decision makers. Public Policy – Why Ethics Matters brings together original contributions from leading scholars and practitioners with expertise in various academic disciplines, including economics, philosophy, physics, political science, public policy and theology. The volume addresses three main issues: fist, the ethical considerations that should inform the conduct of public officials and the task of policy analysis; second, the ethics of climate change; and third, ethics and economic policy. While the contributors have varying views on these important issues, they share a common conviction that the ethical dimensions of public policy need to be better understood and given proper attention in the policy-making process.
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