Criticism and Public Rationality (Routledge Revivals): Proffesional Rigidity and the Search for Caring Government - Hardcover

Smart, Harry W.

 
9780415613545: Criticism and Public Rationality (Routledge Revivals): Proffesional Rigidity and the Search for Caring Government
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ISBN 10: 041561354X ISBN 13: 9780415613545
Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

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 'professional judgement' and the conflicting philosophical ideas that shape political argument. Based on the study of Europe's largest local authority, the book presents a theory of decision-making that can be applied to institutions at all levels.

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Harry Smart

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
041561354X
ISBN 13 
9780415613545
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
236

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