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The Art of Judgment - A Study of Policy Making (Paperback, New edition)
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The Art of Judgment - A Study of Policy Making (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Rethinking Public Administration
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Sir Geoffrey Vickers taught us that a value-free judgment would be
literally worthless. Human systems become recognizable as more than
machines only as they honor (or betray) valued norms like
impartiality or responsiveness, respect or productivity, or
combinations of these. So all management and administration, all
planning political action, depend not just on mechanical
rule-following, but on practical goal-setting too: on appreciative
judgments constructed in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty
about what a rule, obligation, or goal really means. The insights
of The Art of Judgment will guide us in these fields for years to
come. --John Forester, Cornell University "This book is very
worthwhile reading for those engaged in teaching public
administration." --Teaching Public Administration "To anyone
familiar with the work of Sir Geoffrey Vickers (1894-1982) this
centenary edition of The Art of Judgment will mark a welcome
reappearance of a book that was far ahead of its time when
originally published thirty years ago. For those new to Vickers's
thought, it should be intellectually energizing to discover a body
of thought so keenly applicable to understanding and dealing with
the complex issues of public affairs at the dawn of a new century.
This centenary edition contains a new introduction by Guy B. Adams,
Scott D. N. Cook, and Baynard L. Catron, a biographical essay on
Sir Geoffrey Vickers by Margaret Blunden, as well as the entire
original text of The Art of Judgment. In recent years, many of the
concepts central to the study of organizations have been called
into question. This study provides a fresh foundation for the
exercise of judgment in policy and management, particularly for
those interested in an interpretive and critical approach to the
study of organizations." --Guy Adams, University of
Missouri-Columbia "For all its theoretical sophistication, the
crucial aspect of Vickers's work is its grounding in his experience
in the real-life practice of policy making in which such complexity
is the norm. Thirty years after its initial publication, The Art of
Judgment remains worthwhile reading for all students and policy
makers." --Canadian Public Administration For the past 10 years,
The Art of Judgment was published and distributed solely in the
United Kingdom. Now this centenary edition--containing an
intriguing new foreword explaining why Vickers's work is still on
the cutting-edge as well as a bio-essay on Sir Geoffrey Vickers--is
once again available in the United States. Vickers, a man who was
truly ahead of his time, dealt with complex issues in public
administration in the 20th century. The Art of Judgment, both in
the past and still today, speaks to the student, academic, and
practitioner interested in understanding decision making in
organizational settings. Written in an accessible and lively style,
this work remains a timely study that transcends both a narrow and
scientific view of administrative behavior and lays the groundwork
for a view of management thought and action grounded in the world
of human experience. The Art of Judgment provides a seminal work
for scholars and students seeking to develop an interpretive and
critical account of management and organization.
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