Public management research: The triumph of art over science
If the lights that guide us ever go out, they will fade little by little, as if of their own accord. Confining ourselves to practice, we may lose sight of basic principles, and when these have been entirely forgotten, we may apply the methods derived from them badly; we might be left without the cap...
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| Published in | Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 231 - 259 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
01.04.1994
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| Series | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management |
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| Summary: | If the lights that guide us ever go out, they will fade little by little, as if of their own accord. Confining ourselves to practice, we may lose sight of basic principles, and when these have been entirely forgotten, we may apply the methods derived from them badly; we might be left without the capacity to invent new methods, and only able to make a clumsy and an unintelligent use of wise procedures no longer understood. |
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| ISSN: | 0276-8739 1520-6688 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/3325010 |