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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... groups in a town or neighborhood is likely to create new roles , opinions , and public occasions , and thus rearrange the social context of those settings . An account of neighborhood responses to water contamination describes " the ...
... groups in a town or neighborhood is likely to create new roles , opinions , and public occasions , and thus rearrange the social context of those settings . An account of neighborhood responses to water contamination describes " the ...
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... groups provide an important new source of mutual support for their members , filling part of the void . However , much of the loyalty to an emergent group is based on its differences with other groups , creating an " in - group / out - ...
... groups provide an important new source of mutual support for their members , filling part of the void . However , much of the loyalty to an emergent group is based on its differences with other groups , creating an " in - group / out - ...
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... groups - persons responsible for " local accommodations " assured us that they would provide us with labor contacts , minority group contacts , and so forth ; we should not seek these out . Some of our more cynical team members labelled ...
... groups - persons responsible for " local accommodations " assured us that they would provide us with labor contacts , minority group contacts , and so forth ; we should not seek these out . Some of our more cynical team members labelled ...
Contents
SOCIAL IMPACTS OF INSTITUTIONAL FAILINGS | 5 |
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYS | 8 |
INFORMATIONAL BLACK HOLE | 19 |
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