Ethics and Public Policy: Method and Cases

American Values, Ethical Analysis, And Democratic Process -- Introduction -- Ethics And Policy-making -- Overview -- American Political Culture : Core Values -- Five Value Clusters -- Values And Generational Change -- A Framework For Ethical Public Policy Analysis -- Utilitarianism -- Deontological Ethics (kantianism) -- Prudent Pragmatism -- Prudent Pragmatism And Consensus : Case Ethics In Monist And In Pluralist Society -- The Fusion Of Religion And Politics In Monist Society -- Case Morality In Monist Society -- Casuistry In Medieval Europe -- Consensus In Pluralist Society -- Prudent Pragmatism And Democratic Polity : Citizen, Representative, And Policy Analyst -- Citizenship In A Democracy -- Representation And Representatives -- Policy Analysis In Deliberative Democracy -- Issues And Cases -- Introduction To Part Two -- National Healthcare Policy -- The U.s. Public Health System -- Controlling Tobacco As A Hazardous Substance -- Case Study : New York's Response To Second-hand Smoke -- Paying For Individual Health Care : The Insurance Dilemma -- Prescription Drugs And Medicare : A Case Study -- Criminal Justice -- The Administration Of Criminal Justice : A Historical Perspective -- Racial Profiling And The War On Drugs -- Racial Profiling In New Jersey : A Case Study -- Combating Subversion : Crime Control Or War -- The Lackawanna Six : A Case Study -- Social Welfare Policy In The United States : Conflicting Principles Of Distributive Justice -- The Welfare State In Europe And In America -- America's Response To Immigration : Illegals And Welfare -- Welfare And Illegal Aliens : The Case Of California -- Health Care For The Poor -- Medicaid And The Poor In Allegany County : A Case Study -- Biotechnology And Humanity -- The Biotechnology Revolution -- Public Control Of Scientific Research -- Stem Cell Research -- The Bush Prohibition : A Case Study -- Organ Transplantation And Organ Donation -- Enhancing The Organ Supply By Changing The Moral Culture : A Case Study -- The Natural Environment And Human Well-being -- Environmental Policy A Major Concern -- Clean Air -- The Clear Skies Initiative : A Case Study -- The Harnessing Of America's Rivers -- Problems And Contradictions In The Dam Complex : A Case Study -- Ethical Defense -- America In The World : Leader Or Hegemon? -- America At War -- Preemptive War -- The Decision To Invade Iraq : A Case Study -- Treatment Of Enemy Prisoners In Wartime -- Interrogations In Abu Ghraib Prison : A Case Study -- Conclusion. William T. Bluhm, Robert A. Heineman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.