TY - BOOK AU - Boswell,John TI - Magical thinking in public policy: why naïve ideals about better policymaking persist in cynical times T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780191944031 AV - JF1525.P6 U1 - 320.6 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Political planning KW - Public administration KW - Decision making KW - Politics and Government KW - ukslc KW - Politics & government KW - thema N1 - Also issued in print: 2022; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - This text explores why naïve 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, and offering new insights into the continuing appeal of such ideals UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192848789.001.0001 ER -