Titre :	Policy paradox : the art of political decision making
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Deborah A. Stone, Auteur
Editeur :	New York : W. W. Norton & Company
Année de publication :	c1997
Importance :	XIV, 394 p.
Présentation :	illustrations
Format :	24 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-393-96857-6
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and Index.
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Policy sciences -- Economic aspects. Political planning -- Economic aspects. Politieke besluitvorming.
Index. décimale :	H 97
Résumé :	The author holds that policy science, rather than enabling a rational analysis of a given situation, must be able to confront the ambiguity and paradox of human issues--i.e., its issues are political issues. She argues that the major methods of policy reform--incentives, rules, persuasion, legal rights, and reorganization of authority--are complex social processes rather than mere tools of policy makers, and shows Lire la suite...
Note de contenu :	Preface to the Revised Edition -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Politics -- 1. The market and the polis -- pt. 2. Goals -- 2. Equity -- 3. Efficiency -- 4. Security -- 5. Liberty -- pt. 3. Problems -- 6. Symbols -- 7. Numbers -- 8. Causes -- 9. Interests -- 10. Decisions -- pt. 4. Solutions -- 11. Inducements -- 12. Rules -- 13. Facts -- 14. Rights -- 15. Powers -- Conclusion : Political reason -- Policy paradox in action -- Credits -- Index.

Policy paradox : the art of political decision making [texte imprimé] / Deborah A. Stone, Auteur . - New York : W. W. Norton & Company, c1997 . - XIV, 394 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-393-96857-6
Includes bibliographical references and Index.
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Policy sciences -- Economic aspects. Political planning -- Economic aspects. Politieke besluitvorming.
Index. décimale :	H 97
Résumé :	The author holds that policy science, rather than enabling a rational analysis of a given situation, must be able to confront the ambiguity and paradox of human issues--i.e., its issues are political issues. She argues that the major methods of policy reform--incentives, rules, persuasion, legal rights, and reorganization of authority--are complex social processes rather than mere tools of policy makers, and shows Lire la suite...
Note de contenu :	Preface to the Revised Edition -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Politics -- 1. The market and the polis -- pt. 2. Goals -- 2. Equity -- 3. Efficiency -- 4. Security -- 5. Liberty -- pt. 3. Problems -- 6. Symbols -- 7. Numbers -- 8. Causes -- 9. Interests -- 10. Decisions -- pt. 4. Solutions -- 11. Inducements -- 12. Rules -- 13. Facts -- 14. Rights -- 15. Powers -- Conclusion : Political reason -- Policy paradox in action -- Credits -- Index.