Political Theory and Public Policy

Goodin, Robert E.

ISBN 10: 0226302970 / ISBN 13: 9780226302973

Editore: University of Chicago Press, 1983

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Riassunto:

Some say that public policy can be made without the benefit of theory—that it emerges, instead, through trial-and-error. Others see genuine philosophical issues in public affairs but try to resolve them through fanciful examples. Both, argues Robert E. Goodin, are wrong.

Goodin—a political scientist who is also an associate editor of Ethics—shows that empirical and ethical theory can and should guide policy. To be useful, however, these philosophical discussions of public affairs must draw upon actual policy experiences rather than contrived cases. Further, they must reflect the broader social consequences of policies rather than just the dilemmas of personal conscience.

Effectively integrating the literatures of social science, policy science, and philosophy, Goodin provides a theoretically sophisticated yet empirically well-grounded analysis of public policies, the principles underlying them, the institutions shaping them, and the excuses offered for their failures. This analysis is enhanced by the author's discussion of such specific cases as the disposal of nuclear wastes and the priority accorded national defense—cases that illustrate Goodin's theoretical and methodological framework for approaching policy issues.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Robert E. Goodin is a reader in government at the University of Essex. An associate editor ofEthics and coeditor of the British Journal of Political Science, he is the author ofThe Politics of Rational Man (1976), Manipulatory Politics (1980), Protecting the Vulnerable (1985), and Reasons for Welfare (1988) as well as numerous scholarly articles.

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Titolo: Political Theory and Public Policy
Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1983
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
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