{"product_id":"ideological-budgeting-steven-g-koven-9780275929466","title":"Ideological Budgeting: The Influence of Political Philosophy on Public Policy","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven G. Koven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275929469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275929466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.42w x 0.78d","brand":"Steven G. Koven","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47610979877119,"sku":"9780275929466","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba3f9aeb-7cc2-4c9f-8d51-b55ba2483914.jpg?v=1764510927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ideological-budgeting-steven-g-koven-9780275929466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}