Magical Thinking in Public Policy: Why Naïve Ideals about Better Policymaking Persist in Cynical Times

by John Boswell

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This book explores why na ve ideals about better policymaking persist even in cynical times, revealing the careful reflection at the heart of what appears to be 'magical thinking' in public policy. Contemporary policy scholarship tends to be cynical about movements to reform policymaking by making it more rational or more democratic. Scholars point to the pathologies and vagaries of realpolitik that render ideals such as evidence-based policymaking,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:019284878X

ISBN13:9780192848789

Release Date:March 2023

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.0"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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