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THE PRECONDITIONS OF POLICY MAKING ARE A CONCERN ABOUT SOME SITUATION PERCIEVED AS IMPORTANT AND THE CONCEIVED POSSIBILITY THAT HUMAN ACTION COULD MAKE IT BETTER. PERCEPTIONS OF THE SITUATION AND ACTIONS SEEN AS AVAILABLE VARY WITH THE SOCIETY INVOLVED AND CHANGE WITH TIME. THIS THEME IS ILLUSTRATED BY A SUMMARY OF BRITISH RESPONSE TO POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Policymaking and Appreciation -- 1. The Psychology of Policymaking and Social Change -- 2. Evolving Priorities -- 3. Norms and Meanings -- 4. Reflective Consciousness -- 5. The Tacit Norm -- Part II: Communication and Ethics -- 6. Communication and Ethical Judgment -- 7. Communication and Appreciation -- 8. Changing Patterns of Communication -- 9. The Ecology of Culture -- 10. The Ecology of Ethics -- Part III: Social Learning and the Professions -- 11. The Changing Nature of the Professions -- 12. Practice and Research in Managing Human Systems -- 13. Educational Criteria for Times of Change -- 14. Education for Systems Thinking -- Bibliography

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