Cities and Complexity: Making Intergovernmental Decisions - Brossura

Christensen, Karen S.

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ISBN 10: 0761911650 ISBN 13: 9780761911654

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998

Riassunto

This book addresses the mismatch between the assumptions of planning professionals and the actual operations of the intergovernmental system.

Basing her work not only on empirical research but also years of personal experience, Christensen presents a new theory of the underlying structure and dynamics of the US intergovernmental system. It is designed to help planners and policy makers clarify the obstacles to effective action on behalf of the public good.

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Recensione

". . .successfully untangles the complicated intergovernmental system in the U.S. and suggests ways in which planners could take effective actions within the system on behalf of the public good. . .it is a must-read for planning students, practitioners, and policy makers." 

(Sandeep Kumar)

"Christensen's book is an unpretensiously solid, well reasoned, and worthwhile addition to planning theory. Her astute, nuanced view of government is a welcome corrective to the planners' too common view of the 'public sector' as a simple, unitary entity. . ." 

(Scott Campbell)

Contenuti

Planning in a Complex Intergovernmental System
Competing Theories of the US Intergovernmental System
Interactions among Governmental Institutions
Dimensions Structuring the Intergovernmental System
Sectoral Dynamics
Institutionalized Technological Elaboration and Effects on Area Interests
Delusions of Certainty and Their Consequences for Expectations of Government
Conducting Public Policy in Conditions of Uncertainty
Conclusions for the Intergovernmental System
Conclusions for Decision-Making Practice

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0761911650
• ISBN 13: 9780761911654
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 198
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile