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Wicked Problems in Public Policy Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

Hardcover • 2022 • English • 1. edition

Wicked Problems in Public Policy Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

By Brian W. Head

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About the book

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, understo...Show more

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ISBN

9783030945794

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Published year

2022

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Wicked Problems in Public Policy Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges

Format

Hardcover

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