History and Context in Comparative Public Policy
Through a series of essays, this volume argues that every political system is based on a substratum of shared intentions, meanings, and rules of conduct embedded in a culture.
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | Through a series of essays, this volume argues that every political system is based on a substratum of shared intentions, meanings, and rules of conduct embedded in a culture. Douglas E. Ashford joins a growing number of scholars who have questioned the behavioralist assumptions of much policy science. The essays in this volume show why policy analysis cannot be confined to prevailing methods of social science. Policy-making behavior involves historical, contextual, and philosophical factors that also raise critical questions about the concepts and theory of the discipline. Ashford asks difficult questions about the contextual, conjunctural, and unintentional circumstances that affect actual decision-making. His bridging essays summarize opposing viewpoints and conflicting interpretations to help form a new agenda for comparative policy analysis. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780822976806 0822976803 |
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