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Principles of public policy practice

Title: Principles of public policy practice / by Lok Sang Ho ; foreword by Yew-Kwang Ng.
Author: Ho, Lok-sang.
Publication: Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©2001.

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xiii, 223 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"Principles of Public Policy Practice was written with policy makers, concerned citizens, and students with public policy in mind. Striving to avoid technical language, the author introduces a new paradigm that starts from the commonality of human nature and the assumption that public policy should be impartial. Rather than playing the interests of one group versus those of another, he argues convincingly, public policy should aim at enhancing the ex ante welfare for everyone if everyone did not know the position or the identity one would assume."
"Using this conceptual device of the representative individual, the analysis readily leads to policy implications that are both reasonable and concrete in diverse areas ranging from health care, crime and punishment to macroeconomic and financial market stability. The book concludes with a chapter summarizing the various principles of public policy practice that will meet the challenges of the new millenium. These principles, certainly of interest to academics in social sciences who are studying public policy, political economy, international financial systems, and capital markets, should appeal equally to practitioners, including public policy makers, consultants, advisers, administrators, and public service trade unions."--Jacket.

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00048692

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Princeton University Library