The ambiguous nature of forecasts in project evaluation: Diagnosing the over-optimism of rate-of-return analysis
In: International journal of forecasting, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 109-115
ISSN: 0169-2070
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In: International journal of forecasting, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 109-115
ISSN: 0169-2070
In: Journal of policy analysis and management: the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 734-737
ISSN: 1520-6688
In: Journal of Interamerican studies and world affairs, Band 31, Heft 1-2, S. 49-62
ISSN: 2162-2736
The most exciting prospect in Latin American political economy and public policy is the possibility of pursuing the objectives of equity and efficiency through the same neoclassical policy instruments. In light of conventional views, this convergence is remarkable, perhaps even shocking. We often juxtapose efficiency and equity, along with the ideological positions associated with each. It is common to link Leftist political approaches both to statism and to progressive income distribution, thereby linking statism to progress.
In: International journal of forecasting, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 469-484
ISSN: 0169-2070
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 3-9
ISSN: 1573-0891
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 3-9
ISSN: 0032-2687
It is contended that policy sciences in the US & Europe have entered an era in which "positivism" has been severely shaken, simplistic behavioralist approaches have been abandoned, & the importance of contextual, interdisciplinary, problem-oriented inquiry has been reaffirmed. Challenges posed by the new "economic imperialism" approach to social science issues are examined, & points of similarity & dissimilarity between neoclassical economics & policy sciences are explored in detail. It is hoped that the expansion of the economic approach will stimulate a fresh examination of the application of policy science to economic theory & arenas. 10 References. K. Hyatt
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 3
ISSN: 0032-2687
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 403
ISSN: 1467-9221
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 471
ISSN: 1467-9221
In: Journal of policy analysis and management: the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 365
ISSN: 1520-6688
In: Journal of policy analysis and management: the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Band 5, S. 365-373
ISSN: 0276-8739
Partial contents: Early behavioralism: the good guys; Backsliding with postwar "neo-behavioralism"; Where are we now?
In: Journal of policy analysis and management: the journal of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Band 5, Heft 2, S. 365
ISSN: 0276-8739
In: International journal of forecasting, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 95-103
ISSN: 0169-2070
In: International organization, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 415-439
ISSN: 1531-5088
Certain "realist" views of the international economic regime construe international financial agencies as straightforward reflections of the power and interests of nation states. However, the World Bank's responsiveness to a wide range of demands for new development priorities and approaches also depends on the compliance of its huge staff. The staff's discretion in shaping, implementing, discrediting, or resisting these approaches requires an organizational-theoretic analysis of the sources of acceptance of or resistance to particular initiatives. Role-set theory accounts for many of the motivational sources of resistance. The capabilities to resist new initiatives through "bureaucratic politics" can be understood through March and Simon's emphasis on the importance of absorbing uncertainty. On the basis of these theories and findings on attitudes expressed by Bank staff, strategies can be developed to enhance the Bank's responsiveness to such initiatives as greater emphasis on the alleviation of poverty. Theory and findings also provide a basis for speculating on the characteristics required of an international agency to warrant treating it as an autonomous variable in the international system.
In: International organization, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 415-439
ISSN: 0020-8183
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