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Comparative Governance: Prospects and Lessons
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Rhodes, RAW and Bevir, M and Weller, P, Comparative Governance: Prospects and Lessons, Public Administration, 81, (1) pp. 191-210. ISSN 0033-3298 (2003) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1111/1467-9299.00342
Abstract
This article revisits the country case studies and seeks to answer two questions. What are the strengths and weaknesses of an interpretive approach? What lessons can we draw from our analysis of public sector reform? To assess an interpretive approach, we discuss: the issues raised in identifying beliefs; the meaning of explanation; how to select traditions; the shift from prediction to informed conjecture and policy advice as storytelling. To assess the lessons, we outline our preferred story of public sector reform. We seek to show that an interpretive approach produces insights for students of public administration. We argue it remains feasible to give policy advice to public sector managers by telling them stories and providing rules of thumb (proverbs) to guide managerial practices.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Studies in Human Society |
| Research Group: | Policy and Administration |
| Research Field: | Public Administration |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Government and Politics |
| Objective Field: | Government and Politics not elsewhere classified |
| Author: | Rhodes, RAW (Professor Rod Rhodes) |
| ID Code: | 58850 |
| Year Published: | 2003 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 29 |
| Deposited By: | Government |
| Deposited On: | 2009-10-30 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-06-18 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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