Chapter 5: ON THE RATIONALE OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. PREFACE vi
4. Chapter 1: TECHNOLOGY, COMPLEXITY, AND SOCIAL DECISION 1
5. Chapter 2: RISKING DEMOCRACY 15
6. Chapter 3: IS CONSENSUS REQUIRED FOR A RATIONAL SOCIAL ORDER? 29
7. Chapter 4: MORALITY IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 43
8. Chapter 5: ON THE RATIONALE OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION 51
9. Chapter 6: SOCIAL WELFARE: SOME PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES 61
10. Chapter 7: COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY 75
11. Chapter 8: THE BELL CURVE REVISITED 91
12. Chapter 9: IN THE LINE OF DUTY 103
13. Chapter 10: TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND HUMAN HAPPINESS 115
14. Chapter 11: THE SOCIAL VALUE OF A LIFE 129
15. Chapter 12: THE ALLOCATION OF EXOTIC MEDICAL LIFESAVING THERAPY 141
16. Chapter 13: ETHICAL ISSUES REGARDING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH-CARE SERVICES 157
17. Chapter 14: MORAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE ECONOMICS OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 169
18. Name Index 179