Political theory and public policy /
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| Author / Creator: | Goodin, Robert E. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1982. |
| Description: | 286 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's copy 8 has original dust jacket. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/511249 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface The Need for Theory
- 1. Theoretical Foundations for Policy Analysis
- 2. Anticipating Outcomes: Overcoming the Errors of Incrementalism
- 3. Anticipating Evaluations: Saving People from Their Former Selves Principles and Institutions
- 4. Institutional Framework: Loose Laws
- 5. Moral Foundations: Choice and Dignity
- 6. Motivational Framework: Moral Incentives Excuses
- 7. Impossibility as an Excuse for Inaction
- 8. Risk as an Excuse for Maldistribution
- 9. Uncertainty as an Excuse for Myopia Policies
- 10. The Ethics of Nuclear Power
- 11. The Priority of Defense Conclusions
- 12. Lessons Learned
- References
- Index