The ethics of governance : moral limits of policy decisions / / Shashi Motilal, Keya Maitra, Prakriti Prajapati

• Autore: Motilal Shashi
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 pages)
• Disciplina: 172
• Soggetto topico: Political ethics - History
• Persona (resp. second.): MaitraKeya; PrajapatiPrakriti
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Normative Ethics and Applied Ethics -- 1.2 Ethics in Governance or Ethics and Governance? -- 1.3 Role of Ethics in Governance: Mapping the Relation Between the Two -- 1.4 About the Book: Scope and Overview -- 1.5 Methodology -- 1.6 Chapter Summaries -- References -- 2 The Role of Public Practical Reasoning in Good Governance -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Why have a government? -- 2.3 Difference Between Government and Governance -- 2.3.1 Principles of Good Governance in a Democracy -- 2.4 Justice as a Normative Value of Good Governance -- 2.5 The Role of Public Reason in a Democracy -- 2.6 The Role of Public Practical Reasoning in Good Governance: Rational Versus Reasonable -- 2.7 Social Choice Theory and Its Framework for Governance -- 2.8 Major Western Ethical Frameworks and Concepts -- 2.8.1 Consequences Versus The Principles Paradigm -- 2.8.2 The Good or the Right Act -- 2.9 Alternate Ethical Frameworks -- 2.9.1 The Good and the Right Act: The Idea of Dharma -- 2.9.2 Care, Capability and the Virtue Ethics Approach -- 2.9.3 Interdependence, Compassion and Ubuntu -- 2.10 Models of Governance Based on Different Ethical Frameworks -- 2.11 What is a Public Policy? -- 2.11.1 Steps in Framing a Public Policy, and the Significance and Limits of Its Normative Content -- 2.11.2 Limits to Ethics in the Domain of Public Policy -- References -- 3 Introducing the Cases -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Case I: The Sardar Sarovar Project -- 3.2.1 The Project -- 3.2.2 Timeline of the Project -- 3.2.3 Sustainable Development: A Few Core Values to Consider -- 3.2.4 Ethical Considerations in the SSP -- 3.3 Case II: Animal Experimentation in India -- 3.4 Case III: Reservation Policy in India -- 3.4.1 A Brief History of the Reservation System in India -- References. ; 4 Western Consequence-Based Ethics: Cost Versus Benefits -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Anatomy of a Cost-Benefit Analysis Approach -- 4.3 From the Cost-Benefit Analysis to Consequentialism -- 4.3.1 Utilitarianism: The Principle of Utility and the Greatest Happiness Principle -- 4.3.2 Prominent Utilitarian: Jeremy Bentham -- 4.3.3 Prominent Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill -- 4.3.4 Evaluating the Principle of Utility -- 4.4 Versions of Consequentialism: Utilitarianism and Beyond -- 4.5 Strength of Consequentialism -- 4.6 Objections to Consequentialism -- References -- 5 Principle-Based Ethics: Means Versus Ends -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Immanuel Kant: Consequences do not matter -- The Motive behind the action does! -- 5.2.1 Two Kinds of Motives/Intentions: Motives of Inclination Versus Motives of Duty -- 5.3 The Moral Law as the Source and Authority of Duty -- 5.4 Duty determined by the Two Formulations of the Moral Law -- 5.4.1 Examples of 'Duty' in Kant's Moral Philosophy -- 5.4.2 Can there be exceptions to performing the Moral Duty? -- 5.5 Human Dignity and Human Rights -- 5.6 Relevance of Kant's Moral Philosophy for Governance -- 5.7 Dharma: The Principle of Duty in the Bhagavad Gita -- 5.7.1 Mohandas K. Gandhi on Dharma, Nishkama Karma and Anasakti Yoga -- 5.8 Transition from Individual Morality to Institutional/Collective Morality -- 5.9 John Rawls' Justice as 'Fairness': Equality Versus Equity -- 5.10 Rawls' 'Thought Experiment' and the 'Veil of Ignorance' -- 5.11 Principles of Justice for Social Institutions -- 5.11.1 Rawls' 'Difference Principle' and Gandhi's Principle of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Self-rule) -- 5.12 Justice as Entitlement: Robert Nozick's 'Minimal State' (Libertarianism) -- 5.13 Contemporary Cosmopolitanism -- 5.14 Principles of Cosmopolitanism and Public Policy. ; 5.15 Individual and Collective Responsibilities for Global Problems -- References -- 6 Human Well-Being: Moving Beyond Social Welfare and Human Rights -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Welfare Versus Well-Being: The Means Versus the End of Good Living -- 6.3 Functionings and Capabilities -- 6.4 Substantive Freedom, Well-Being Freedom and Agency Freedom -- 6.5 Enhancing Capabilities Versus Protecting Human Rights -- 6.6 How does Capability link with the Well-Being of a Person? -- 6.7 Nussbaum's List of Capabilities accommodating cultural differences -- 6.8 Strengths and Weaknesses of the Capability Approach -- 6.9 Can Capabilities be measured? The Incommensurability Problem -- 6.10 Individual and Collective Capabilities -- References -- 7 Care, Community, Compassion and Virtue: Decolonizing Our Moral Landscape -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Virtue Ethics -- 7.2.1 Basic Elements of Virtue Ethics -- 7.2.2 Implications of Virtue Ethics for Public Policy -- 7.3 Feminist Care Ethics -- 7.3.1 Ethics of Care -- 7.3.2 Care Ethics and Policy Matters -- 7.4 Non-western Ethical Traditions, Concepts and Perspectives -- 7.4.1 Hindu Ethics -- 7.4.2 Buddhist Ethics -- 7.4.3 Hospitality, Buen Vivir and Ubuntu: A Few Indigenous and African Ethical Concepts -- 7.5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Revisiting the Cases: The Ethical Toolbox in Praxis -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Case Study 1: The Sardar Sarovar Project -- 8.1.2 Development, Democracy and the Environment -- 8.2 Case Study 2: Animal Experimentation in India -- 8.3 Case Study 3: The Reservation Policy in India -- References -- 9 Conclusion: Ethics of Governance: Moral Limits of Policy Decisions -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 An Expanded, Versatile and Effective Toolbox for Governance: Highlights -- 9.3 Limits of Ethics in Governance. ; 9.3.1 The Role of the Philosopher/Ethicist in Institutional Ethics Committees of Government Institutions -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Ethics of Governance
• ISBN: 981-16-4043-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910503009203321
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