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| Power & Choice, 8/e W. Phillips Shively,
University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
Political Choices: The Problems of Justice and Efficiency
Chapter Outline
I. The problem of justice- judging weight of contributions and need
- complex issue, involves things often in conflict that need to be balanced
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| | | II. Other aspects of justice: procedural justice- "substantive" vs. "procedural" justice
- arbitrary policies and due process
- special basic rights
- right to survive
- right to free speech
- right to privacy
- overriding social needs
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| | | IV. Modes of decision: incremental vs. radical |
| | | V. Modes of decision: authority vs. the market- Box: incrementalism-normative and empirical analysis
- Problems with authority-based policy
- Problems with the market
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| | | VI. Conclusion- Example: political choice
- the problem of need-based scholarships
- the problem of water pollution
- children as collective good
- gender-based pension payments
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