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1 online resource (421 pages) |
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Routledge Revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: rationality and power; The organisation of the book; 1. A rational response to deprivation; Strathclyde: criticism within the local authority; Rationalising deprivation: Coventry CDP; Rationalising rationality: the Positivist Dispute; Criticism: the unwritten rules; The breakdown of criticism: an hypothesis; 2. Strathclyde: management structures; The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973; The Paterson Report; Paterson: key elements of structure |
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Paterson and the professionals: summaryStrathclyde: review of departmental structures; 3. Strathclyde: deprivation policy development; The national background; The local background: Clydeside; Strathclyde Regional Council; 4. Traditions of rationality; Classical thought; The Judaeo-Christian tradition; The Enlightenment; 5. The Positivist Dispute; The Frankfurt School: the critical theory of society; Popper and the problem of method; Identifying the three philosophies; 6. Strathclyde policy documents: text and exposition; Introduction; Gilding the Ghetto; Strathclyde texts |
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Exposition: the Red Book and AoNCoda: Physical Planning and Policy Planning; 7. Interview texts and exposition; Introduction; Jarndyce; Texts; Exposition: interview texts; 8. Conclusions: the breakdown of criticism; The texts compared; Explaining Jarndyce; Public rationality; Coda; The importance of language and process; What was the Region trying to do?; Can local government ever deliver?; Notes and references; Index |
| Summary |
Criticism is at the heart of any political discussion, and criticism of old policies is central to the development of new ones. In its analysis of political decision-making, this reissue, first published in 1991, examines the principles which control the process of policy criticism. It identifies two fundamental and related obstacles to this process: the privileged status accorded to 'professional judgement' and the conflicting philosophical ideas that shape political argument. Based on the study of Europe's largest local authority, the book presents a theory of decision-making that can be |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Strathclyde (Scotland). Regional Council.
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| SUBJECT |
Strathclyde (Scotland). Regional Council fast |
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Local government -- Scotland -- Strathclyde -- Decision making
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Urban policy -- Scotland -- Strathclyde
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.
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Local government -- Decision making
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Urban policy
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Scotland -- Strathclyde
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317831105 |
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1317831101 |
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9781317831112 |
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131783111X |
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