Research in Social Problems and Public PolicyJ A I Press Limited, 1993 - 312 pages Even today, many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. "Research in Social Problems and Public Policy" seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. Such organizations often play key roles in managing, and mismanaging, the ways in which some of today's most important social problems are handled by the public policy system. The papers discuss policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management, addressing operations and design issues for government organizations. |
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... analysis of power , starting with the most infinitesimal mechanisms , for it is these that are basic to the more general phenomena . Logico - deductive procedures employed in the discovery process are useless , because almost anything ...
... analysis of power , starting with the most infinitesimal mechanisms , for it is these that are basic to the more general phenomena . Logico - deductive procedures employed in the discovery process are useless , because almost anything ...
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... analysis is " an acceptable framework to identify , organize and convey the necessary information to satisfy the ... analysis , which may require a survey of expert ... opinions " ( p . 66 ) . If the document does not address ...
... analysis is " an acceptable framework to identify , organize and convey the necessary information to satisfy the ... analysis , which may require a survey of expert ... opinions " ( p . 66 ) . If the document does not address ...
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... analysis of this type focuses on situational or normative causes , it is static and incomplete . In contrast , this paper is based on a theory of the dynamics of interdependence which requires an analysis of the situation plus the ...
... analysis of this type focuses on situational or normative causes , it is static and incomplete . In contrast , this paper is based on a theory of the dynamics of interdependence which requires an analysis of the situation plus the ...
Contents
SOCIAL IMPACTS OF INSTITUTIONAL FAILINGS | 5 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYS | 8 |
INFORMATIONAL BLACK HOLE | 19 |
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