| Title : | Policy paradox : the art of political decision making | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Deborah Stone, Author | | Edition statement: | Rev. ed. | | Publisher: | New York : Norton & Company | | Publication Date: | 2002 | | Pagination: | xv, 428 p. | | Layout: | ill. | | Size: | 24 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-393-97625-0 | | General note: | Includes bibliographical references and index | | Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) | | Descriptors: | Economic aspects
Policy sciences
Political planning
| | Class number: | 320.6 | | Abstract: | Policy paradox develops a powerful and original theory that makes sense of politics in the real world. Unlike most texts, which treat policy analysis and policy making as distinct from one another this book shows that the very categories behind policy analysis-such as equity, efficiency, liberty, and even measures-are themselves paradoxical and must be resolved through through political struggle. Stone demonstrates that the major methods of policy reform-incentive, rules, persuasion, legal rights, and reorganization of authority-are complex social process rather than mere tools of policy makers. Above all, she shows how values enter into policy desing and implementation. Since its new values Paradox has been widely acclaimed for its sophisticated and compelling explanations of policy making and its lively and down-to-earth writing.
New to the Revised Edition: Putting her theory to the test, Stone had added a chapter-length case study of one of today's trickiest and most controversial policy issues: affirmative action. The reader will happily discover in this new chapter Stone’s hallmark style and keen insight, along with icons in the margins that link case-specific discussions to the broader theory of the preceding chapters. | | Contents note: | Politics; Goals; Problems; Solutions; | | Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13772 |
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