The pathology of public policy /

Much has been written about how government works, but there has been little systematic analysis of how government does not work. This book analyses the whole range of public policy problems, drawing on insights from a range of academic disciplines, policy areas, and practical experience, with exampl...

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Main Author: Hogwood, Brian W
Other Authors: Peters, B. Guy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1985
Oxford [Oxfordshire] : New York : 1985
Oxford : New York : 1985
Oxford : New York : 1985
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Pathology: the medical metaphor
  • 2. Congenital diseases
  • 3. Organizational pathologies
  • 4. Informational pathologies
  • 5. Delusions and other mental disorders
  • 6. The problem of obesity
  • 7. Pathologies of budgeting
  • 8. Terminal illness: an autopsy
  • 9. Treatment
  • 10. Is there a doctor in the house?