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Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning
Beschreibung
The search for scientific bases for confronting problems of social policy is bound to fail, because of the nature of these problems. They are "wicked" problems, whereas science has developed to deal with "tame" problems. Policy problems cannot be definitively described. Moreover, in a pluralistic society there is nothing like the undisputable public good; there is no objective definition of equity; policies that respond to social problems cannot be meaningfully correct or false; and it makes no sense to talk about "optinaal solutions" to social probIems unless severe qualifications are imposed first. Even worse, there are no "solutions" in the sense of definitive and objective answers.
Erschienen
1973
Themen
Krisenvorbereitung & Prävention
Krisenbewältigung
Krisenbewältigung
Autor*innen
Rittel, Horst W. J.
Webber, Melvin M.
Webber, Melvin M.
Verlag
Elsevier Scientific PublishingCompany
Zeitschrift
Policy Sciences
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