Politics and Policymaking : : In Search of Simplicity / / Ira Sharkansky.
Social scientists have constructed elaborate theories involving policymakers as rational actors and purporting to predict and explain policy outcomes. In contrast, this provocative book paints a picture of policymakers who—coping with the uncertainty of constantly changing constraints—must simplify,...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2002 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Explorations in Public Policy
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. On Simplicity, Politics, and Policymaking
- 2. The Mysteries of Agenda-Setting, Policymaking, and Implementation
- 3. Organizations Designed Not to Be Governed
- 4. Choosing Simple Solutions for the Problems of Politics and Policymaking
- 5. Intelligence, Cunning, and Wisdom in Politics and Policymaking
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book