Harry W. Smart

Criticism and Public Rationality (eBook, PDF)

Professional Rigidity and the Search for Caring Government

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317831112
• Artikelnr.: 40299428

Autorenporträt

Harry Smart

Inhaltsangabe

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