Policy Paradox The Art of Political Decision Making

Name: Policy Paradox The Art of Political Decision Making
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ISBN: 9780393968576

ISBN-10: 039396857X

ISBN-13: 9780393968576

Edition: 1997

Authors: Deborah A. Stone

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Since its debut, Policy Paradox has been widely acclaimed as the most accessible policy text available. Unlike most texts, which treat policy analysis and policy making as different enterprises, Policy Paradox demonstrates that "you can't take politics out of analysis." Through a uniquely rich and comprehensive model, this revised edition continues to show how real-world policy grows out of differing ideals, even definitions, of basic societal goals like security, equality, and liberty. The book also demonstrates how these ideals often conflict in policy implementation. In this revised edition, Stone has added a full-length case study as an appendix, taking up the issue of affirmative…

Book details

Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232

Deborah Stone holds appointments as Research Professor of Government at Dartmouth College and Honorary Professor of Political Science at Aarhus University in Denmark. She has taught in undergraduate and graduate programs at Brandeis, MIT, Yale, Tulane, and Duke, as well as in universities worldwide where Policy Paradox is used.

Preface to the Revised Edition	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Politics	p. 15
The Market and the Polis	p. 17
Goals	p. 35
Equity	p. 39
Efficiency	p. 61
Security	p. 86
Liberty	p. 108
Problems	p. 131
Symbols	p. 137
Numbers	p. 163
Causes	p. 188
Interests	p. 210
Decisions	p. 232
Solutions	p. 259
Inducements	p. 265
Rules	p. 284
Facts	p. 305
Rights	p. 324
Powers	p. 354
Conclusion: Political Reason	p. 376
Policy Paradox in Action	p. 384
Credits	p. 415
Index	p. 417
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