Ideological Budgeting: The Influence of Political Philosophy on Public Policy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275929466)

Koven examines how political philosophy shapes public policy. In particular, he emphasizes the influence of ideology on one policy area--budgeting in the public sector. That political beliefs greatly affect the type of policy implemented appears obvious, as would the benefit of rational--not ideological--policymaking. Yet, the question of whether policy is developed by politically biased appointees or by neutral administrators is not so easily answered. Koven asserts that government policy determined by philosophical factors directly contradicts the view that public policy should be developed by policy experts via rational analysis. He concludes that through the recognition and control of confounding influences, objective policy can--and should--be formulated.

Author: Steven G. Koven
ISBN-10: 0275929469
ISBN-13: 9780275929466
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/24/1988
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.42w x 0.78d