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Part I. Introduction: Moral Bases of State Action: 1. Utilitarianism asa public philosophy; 2. The state as a moral agent; Part II. Morality, Publicand Private: 3. Do motives matter?; 4. Government house utilitarianism; PartIII. Shaping Private Conduct: 5. Responsibilities; 6. Distributing credit andblame; 7. Apportioning responsibilities; Part IV. Shaping Public Policies:Section A. Respecting and overriding preferences: 8. Liberalism and thebest-judge principle; 9. Laundering preferences; 10. Heroic measures andfalse hopes; 11. Theories of compensation; Section B. Ensuring socialsecurity: 12. Stabilising expectations; 13. Compensation and redistribution;14. Basic income; 15. Relative needs; C. International ethics; 16. What is sospecial about our fellow countrymen?; 17. Nuclear disarmament as a moralcertainty; 18. International ethics and the environmental crisis; References;Index.