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Criticism and Public Rationality (Routledge Revivals) Proffesional Rigidity and the Search for Caring Government
By Harry W. Smart
Copyright 2011
236 Pages
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Routledge
250 Pages
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Routledge
238 Pages
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Criticism is at the heart of any political discussion, and criticism of old policies is central to the development of new ones. In its analysis of political decision-making, this reissue, first published in 1991, examines the principles which control the process of policy criticism. It identifies two fundamental and related obstacles to this process: the privileged status accorded to... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 A rational response to deprivation; Chapter 2 Strathclyde; Chapter 3 Strathclyde; Chapter 4 Traditions of rationality; Chapter 5 The Positivist Dispute; Chapter 6 Strathclyde policy documents; Chapter 7 Interview texts and exposition; Chapter 8 Conclusions;
Biography
Harry Smart
