Ideological Budgeting

The Influence of Political Philosophy on Public Policy

von Steven G. Koven

204 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Koven examines how political philosophy shapes public policy. In particular, he emphasizes the influence of ideology on one policy area--budgeting in the public sector. That political beliefs greatly affect the type of policy implemented appears obvious, as would the benefit of rational--not ideological--policymaking. Yet, the question of whether policy is developed by politically biased appointees or by neutral administrators is not so easily answered. Koven asserts that government policy determined by philosophical factors directly contradicts the view that public policy should be developed by policy experts via rational analysis. He concludes that through the recognition and control of confounding influences, objective policy can--and should--be formulated.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Zentralregierung Politik der National-, Zentral- oder Bundesregierung
• ISBN: 9780275929466
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.1988
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Praeger