Understanding policy fiascoes
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Author
Contributions
- Hart, Paul 't. - Contributor
Publication
1996 - Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
43,250 words, Guess
Page Count
173 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1277609M
- ISBN-10156000214X
- OCLC Control Number1003855511
- OCLC Control Number32551480
- OCLC Control Numberunderstandingpol0000bove
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number95009318
- Goodreads3959202
Classifications
- DDC320/.6
- LCCH97 .B68 1996
Description
During the last decades of the twentieth century a seemingly endless stream of political scandals and policy fiascoes burst into the open in most Western countries. Each was characterized by intense politicization of government performance following allegations of ineffectiveness, mismanagement, and misconduct in public programs and projects. Their scope was large, encompassing the full range of contemporary governance from defense to social security policy. Their cumulative impact has been to undermine the legitimacy of established institutions and modes of policymaking. This study tries to make sense of the rise of these policy fiascoes. Adapting an interpretive mode of policy analysis, it shows in great detail how not only "partisan" but also "scientific" discourse on policy events contains many biases that promote (or prevent) them being labelled as "fiascoes." These biases are not random occurrences: they reflect deep-seated views about the nature and standards of good governance, as well as certain epistemological commitments about the nature and role of science and knowledge in policymaking.
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