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Item Details
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THE POLITICAL PROCESS OF POLICYMAKING
A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO PUBLIC POLICY |
| By: |
Philippe Zittoun |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£56.26 |
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| ISBN 10: |
113734766X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137347664 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
18 June, 2014 |
| Description: |
Philippe Zittoun analyses the public policymaking process focusing on how governments relentlessly develop proposals to change public policy to address insoluble problems. Rather than considering this surprising Sisyphean effort as a lack of rationality, the author examines it as a political activity that produces order and stability. |
| Synopsis: |
Far from being defenceless when faced with inextricable problems such as inequality, unemployment, poverty, precarious situations or global warming, governments continuously increase the policy proposals for new action, reforms or transformation. Nevertheless, their inability to solve problems, which is occasionally penalised by democratic voting or by changeovers, never challenges the political system itself. To understand this astonishing political stability within a disordered world, Philippe Zittoun looks at the 'policymaking process' as a political activity which defines, propagates and imposes public policy proposals as a means to 'restore order' within society. Based on a significant study as well as on surveys carried out at the heart of the policymaking process, this innovative approach to public policy leads us to identify policymakers as true modern Sisyphuses. |
| Illustrations: |
1 black & white tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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