Stone, Deborah A.

Policy paradox : the art of political decision making / Deborah Stone. - New York : Norton, c2002. - xv, 428 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary: The author holds that policy science, rather than enabling a rational analysis of a given situation, must be able to confront the ambiguity and paradox of human issues--i.e., its issues are political issues. She argues that the major methods

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Policy sciences;Political planning--Economic aspects.;Economic aspects.

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