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024 7 _a10.1093/oso/9780192848789.001.0001
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082 0 4 _a320.6
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100 1 _aBoswell, John
_q(John Charles),
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMagical thinking in public policy :
_bwhy naïve ideals about better policymaking persist in cynical times /
_cJohn Boswell.
264 1 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2022.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aOxford scholarship online
500 _aAlso issued in print: 2022.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aThis 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.
521 _aSpecialized.
588 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 3, 2023).
650 0 _aPolitical planning.
_942721
650 0 _aPublic administration
_xDecision making.
_957180
650 7 _aPolitics and Government.
_2ukslc
650 7 _aPolitics & government.
_2thema
776 0 8 _iPrint version :
_z9780192848789
830 0 _aOxford scholarship online.
856 4 0 _3Oxford Academic
_uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192848789.001.0001
975 _aOxford scholarship online 2024
999 _c87360
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