Description
Criticism and Public Rationality (Routledge Revivals)
Proffesional Rigidity and the Search for Caring Government
Routledge Revivals Series
Author: Smart Harry W.
Language: English
Subject for Criticism and Public Rationality (Routledge Revivals):
Keywords
council; deprivation; policy; dispute; positivist; physical; strathclyde; regional; strategy; urban; Ferguslie Park; Deprivation Policy; Ta Ge; Ibn Roshd; Ron Young; St Andrews House; Post War; Positivist Dispute; Deprivation Strategy; Urban Deprivation; Physical Planning Department; Strathclyde Regional Council; Secretary Of State; Councillor Young; CDP Report; Central Government; Policy Planning Unit; Education Authority; Red Book; Resources Committee; Horkheimer's Essay; Interview Texts; Rational Critical Discussion; Broad Ontology; Corporate Planning
Publication date: 03-2011
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 04-2012
238 p. · 13.8x21.6 cm · Paperback
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Criticism is at the heart of any political discussion, and criticism of old policies is central to the development of new ones. In its analysis of political decision-making, this reissue, first published in 1991, examines the principles which control the process of policy criticism. It identifies two fundamental and related obstacles to this process: the privileged status accorded to 'professional judgement' and the conflicting philosophical ideas that shape political argument. Based on the study of Europe's largest local authority, the book presents a theory of decision-making that can be applied to institutions at all levels.