00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862429017 Buklod 20250205171307.0 m | | ta 250205s2012 nyua rb |001 0|eng d 9780393912722 (pbk.) (iLib)UPBAG-00042781099 OLC BAG rda eng H 97 S76 2012 Stone, Deborah A. author. Policy paradox the art of political decision making Deborah Stone. Third edition. New York W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. [2012] viii, 408 pages illustrations 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Part one: Politics -- Part two: Goals (2. Equity ; 3. Efficiency ; 4. Welfare ; 5. Liberty ; 6. Security) -- Part three: Problems (7. Symbols ; 8. Numbers ; 9. Causes ; 10. Interests ; 11. Decisions) -- Part fours (12. Incentives ; 13. Rules ; 14. Facts ; 15. Rights ; 16. Powers) -- Conclusion: Policy analysis and political argument. Policy making is a political struggle over values and ideas. By exposing the paradoxes that underlie even seemingly straightforward policy decisions, Policy Paradox shows students that politics cannot be cleansed from the process in favor of "rationality." Author Deborah Stone has fully revised and updated this popular text, which now includes many paradoxes that have arisen since September 11. Examples throughout the book have been updated, and the prose has been streamlined to make a great read even better. Policy sciences Economic aspects. Political planning Economic aspects. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN H 97 S76 2012 Book