Wicked Problems in Public Policy - Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This is an open access book. This book offers the first overview of the 'wicked problems' literature, often seen as complex, open-ended, and intractable, with both the nature of the 'problem' and the preferred 'solution' being strongly contested. It contextualises the debate using a wide range of relevant policy examples, explaining why these issues attract so much attention. There is an increasing interest in the conceptual and practical aspects of how 'wicked problems' are identified, understood and managed by policy practitioners. The standard public management responses to complexity and uncertainty (including traditional regulation and market-based solutions) are insufficient. Leaders often advocate and implement ideological 'quick fixes', but integrative and inclusive responses are increasingly being utilised to recognise the multiple interests and complex causes of these problems. This book uses examples from a wide range of social, economic and environmental fields in order to develop new insights about better solutions, and thus gain broad stakeholder acceptance for shared strategies for tackling 'wicked problems'.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Brian W. Head
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-094579-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Public administration
LSN:	3-03-094579-0
Barcode:	9783030945794

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