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Comparative Governance: Prospects and Lessons

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posted on 2023-05-17, 00:34 authored by Rhodes, RAW, Bevir, M, Weller, P
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.

History

Publication title

Public Administration

Volume

81

Pagination

191-210

ISSN

0033-3298

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Blackwell Publ Ltd

Place of publication

108 Cowley Rd, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox4 1Jf

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The definitive published version is available online at: http://interscience.wiley.com

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Government and politics not elsewhere classified

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