Wicked Problems in Public Policy Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges /

Wicked Problems in Public Policy Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges /

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"The concept of wicked problems has become very commonly used, and abused, in contemporary studies of public policy. While expressing some appropriate skepticism about the concept, Brian Head uses the idea to analyse the numerous difficult problems facing governments in the 21st century."...

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Main Author: Head, Brian W. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:
Political planning.
Public Policy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Debates in public policy - problem-framing, knowledge and interests
  • Chapter 2: The rise of 'wicked problems' - uncertainty, complexity and divergence
  • Chapter 3: Political governance of wicked problems
  • Chapter 4: Complexity, crises and coping strategies
  • Chapter 5: Managing environmental and sustainability challenges
  • Chapter 6: Improving social wellbeing and social equity
  • Chapter 7. Policy innovation in turbulent times. .

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