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Policy Paradox The Art of Political Decision Making

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ISBN-10: 0393976254

ISBN-13: 9780393976250

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

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…    
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Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/20/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

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
Introduction
Politics
The Market and the Polis
Goals
Equity
Efficiency
Security
Liberty
Problems
Symbols
Numbers
Causes
Interests
Decisions
Solutions
Inducements
Rules
Facts
Rights
Powers
Conclusion: Political Reason
Policy Paradox in Action
Credits
Index