ISBN:
9780190910808
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Series Statement:
Political Science
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cameron, Maxwell A., 1961 - Political institutions and practical wisdom
DDC:
306.2
Keywords:
Public administration Decision making
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Public administration Moral and ethical aspects
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Public institutions Decision making
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Public institutions Moral and ethical aspects
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Political ethics
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Institutions (Philosophy)
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Public administration ; Decision making
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Public administration ; Moral and ethical aspects
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Public institutions ; Decision making
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Public institutions ; Moral and ethical aspects
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Political ethics
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Institutions (Philosophy)
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Politische Institution
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Entscheidungsfindung
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Politische Theorie
Abstract:
To be good citizens or statespersons, we need practical wisdom-the moral skill and will to know how to do the right thing in particular situations. Institutions work best when they cultivate practitioners who have the wisdom and judgment to choose the right aims and pursue them in the best way possible. Practical wisdom can be destroyed, however, when institutions rely too heavily on rules and incentives that encourage people to compete for extrinsic rewards or to avoid punishments. This text focuses on the ethical implications of institutional failures and identifies competitive utility-maximizing as a frequent source of such failures.
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780190694333.001.0001
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