Money and the public purpose

On August 9,1974, Gerald Ford took the oath as president when Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of Watergate. Ford's inaugural remarks and the actions that followed, aimed at restoring trust in government and gaining the legitimacy he needed to confront national problems, rested on both his character and his leadership talent. His public approval rating soared. Thirty-one days later, Ford spoke to the nation again, announcing his pardon of the disgraced former president. That speech and the actions connected to it also depended on Ford's character and leadership skills. Yet, his approval plummeted, dooming his prospects to win the 1976 election. This one-month period offers important lessons for public leaders who want to both be good and do good. Ford succeeded in the first speech and failed in the second. The ability to articulate a transcendent public purpose, persuade the public in a compelling way, and master the art of building political support proved decisive in both cases. Also decisive was his character and the way he sought to call forth the moral character of the nation.

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Economics and the Public Purpose.

Political Science Quarterly ◽

10.2307/2149269 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 89 (2) ◽

pp. 402

Author(s):

Dave M. O'Neill ◽

John Kenneth Galbraith

Keyword(s):

The Public ◽

Public Purpose

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Brutus' Ultimum dilemma or Is there a moral justification for killing Caesar?

ΣΧΟΛΗ. Ancient Philosophy and the Classical Tradition ◽

10.25205/1995-4328-2020-14-2-517-534 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 517-534

Author(s):

Evgenij Derzhivitskij ◽

Vadim Perov ◽

Andrey Polozhentsev

Keyword(s):

Public Good ◽

Public Utility ◽

Moral Justification ◽

Moral Choice ◽

Ethical Thought ◽

Philosophical Reflection ◽

The Public ◽

Public Purpose ◽

Political Works ◽

The Way

The article examines how to apply moral and philosophical reflection in the commission of a crime. An action is the result of solving an equation with many variables. This is overcoming legal, moral, philosophical, and emotional contradictions. However, modern legal and ethical thought closes the way for understanding its causes and motives. As an example, we examine the conspiracy and murder of Caesar in Rome in 44 BC. The article reveals objective differences in the understanding of morality in antiquity and in modern ethical science. Here we analyze the philosophical and ethical grounds that will help solve this dilemma. First of all, we considered the philosophical and political works and letters of Cicero. His reasoning about the duties of a citizen might have influenced Brutus' decision to participate in the conspiracy against Caesar and accept the moral choice as his fate. Brutus did not act as a murderer, but as an exponent of public purpose and public utility, for whom the purpose of the act was the public good, incompatible with tyranny.

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Visioning the future of health promotion

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/17579759211035705 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 175797592110357

Author(s):

Ilona Kickbusch

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Human Impact ◽

The Public ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Public Purpose ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Sustainable Societies ◽

Transformative Approach ◽

Improve Health

COVID-19 has shown us clearly that the world must commit to a transformative approach that promotes health and wellbeing. Living in the Anthropocene – an epoch defined by human impact on our ecosystems – moves us into unknown territory. The challenge is to find a way of living that aims to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet. We will require foresight, agility and resilience to be well prepared. The global risks we face are enormous and they are interconnected – yet the opportunity to accelerate change for the better is extraordinary as well. We have models, knowledge and technologies at our disposal that could significantly improve health and wellbeing and create fairer and more sustainable societies – yet they have not been used widely to serve the public purpose and to address inequities.

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Administrative Contracts in Serbian Law – Specificities of the New Statutory Regime

Review of Central and East European Law ◽

10.1163/15730352-04404005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 1-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marija Karanikić Mirić ◽

Tatjana Jevremović Petrović

Keyword(s):

Public Interest ◽

Case Law ◽

Practical Experience ◽

The Public ◽

Administrative Procedure ◽

Public Purpose ◽

General Rules ◽

Rules And Principles ◽

Private Entity ◽

Definition Of

The subject of this paper is the special legal regime for administrative contracts under the recently enacted Serbian Law on General Administrative Procedure of 2016. We offer a comprehensive analysis of the new statutory rules, and examine their relationship to the general rules and principles of Serbian contract law. In addition, we identify the main shortcomings of the new regime, especially in the context of the lack of any statutory, scholarly and judicial typology of administrative contracts in Serbia. Furthermore, we highlight the lack of references to the notions of public interest, public purpose or public needs in the statutory definition of administrative contracts. This is cause for concern, since only the need to protect the public interest could justify the new statutory provisions, which significantly improve the contractual position of a public body as a contracting party in relation to the position of a private entity as the other party in administrative contracts. There is as yet no case law pertaining to administrative contracts in Serbia. This is why we turn to practical experience in the Croatian legal system, which is sufficiently similar and historically connected to Serbia via a shared Yugoslav heritage. We also consider German and French legal models, since they traditionally serve as comparative points of reference for Serbian legal scholars, judges and law makers.

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