1st Edition

Understanding Policy Fiascoes

By Paul 't Hart Copyright 1996
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

173 Pages
by Routledge

A crisis of governance is widespread in western societies. Public administration is caught in a web of personal and organizational inter-dependencies that require continuous awareness and readjustment on the part of its practitioners. Understanding Policy Fiascoes applies policy analysis to come to terms with policy fiascoes, with a full appreciation of its limits. Despite the fact that policy... Read more
1: Understanding Policy Fiascoes; 2: Assessing Policy Outcomes: Social and Political Biases; 3: Identifying Agents: The Ontology of Policymaking; 4: Identifying Agents: Misfortune or Mismanagement?; 5: Explaining Agents' Behavior: Implicit Frames; 6: Evaluating Agents' Behavior: Analysis as Accusing and Excusing; 7: Epilogue: Making Sense of Policy Fiascoes

Biography

Paul 't Hart