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Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom

By Tony Evans, Peter Hupe

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About the book

Looking at discretion broadly as the exercise of controlled freedom, this edited volume introduces insights from a range of social sciences perspectives. Traditionally, discussions of discretion have drawn on legal notions of the appropriate exercise of legitimate authority specified by legislators. However, empirical and theoretical studies in the social sciences have extended our understanding of discretion, moving us beyond a narrow legal view. Contributors from a range of disciplines explore...Show more

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9783030195656

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Published year

2019

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1

Original title

Discretion and the Quest for Controlled Freedom

Format

Hardcover

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