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Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making, Revised Edition
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.6
EAN: 9780393976250
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 0393976254
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 428
Publication Date: July 19, 2001
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Studio: W. W. Norton
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Editorial Review:
Since its debut, Policy Paradox has been widely acclaimed as the most accessible policy text available. Unlike most texts, which treat policy analysis and policy making as different enterprises, Policy Paradox demonstrates that "you can't take politics out of analysis." Through a uniquely rich and comprehensive model, this revised edition continues to show how real-world policy grows out of differing ideals, even definitions, of basic societal goals like security, equality, and liberty. The book also demonstrates how these ideals often conflict in policy implementation. In this revised edition, Stone has added a full-length case study as an appendix, taking up the issue of affirmative action. Clear, provocative, and engaging, Policy Paradox conveys the richness of public policy making and analysis.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Extremely interesting & valid - very stimulating reading
Very stimulating reading and very applicable in many kinds of negotiations & meetings, not just "policy making" as in government. Her thesis is the "most books" assume policy should be rational and analyze when it is not. She argues that policy is INTRINSICALLY a paradoxical, conflicting process where (to greatly simplify) some people see A and others see B and others see C no matter how much data and rationality are tossed about, and that is HER starting point for discussing "policy making." ... Read More
Rating: - good job
i received it in time and the book was well protected with card board. It was in very good condition. Good job !
Rating:  - Good Overview of Public Administration
This book gives insight into the decision making process for administrators. It is not the cut and dried process you would think.
A must for those in public service.
Rating: - A provocative and rewarding examination of policy making
Deborah Stone's "Policy Paradox" is an important work in the field of policy analysis. The subtitle is illuminating: "The Art of Political Decision Making." Her takeoff point is the following statement (pages x-xi): "This new field of policy analysis supposedly devoted to improving governance, was based on a profound disgust for the ambiguities and paradoxes of politics. . . . In rational analysis, everything has one and only one meaning." In her own words, she (page xi) ". . .wrote this book to critique ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting and Thought-provoking
I couldn't help thinking of my past work experience in the government when reading Stone's book. I laughed from time to time as she is so witty in depicting the reality of policy-making.
If you have worked in the policy-making sector, maybe you'll find it a summary of what you did. If you are just about to step into the government, you may put it aside and re-read it sometime later, which will bring you a new and more interesting feeling.
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