The Politics of ExpertiseGlendessary Press, 1972 - 232 pages Textbook on the theoretical and political aspects of planning by experts, with particular reference to the USA - discusses systems analysis approach to planning, its relationship to private sector and government policy formation, political power of experts, varieties and secondary functions of planning. Bibliography pp. 207 to 228. |
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Two Planning and Uncertainty | 23 |
Three Secondary Functions of Planning | 39 |
Seven How Experts Acquire Power | 119 |
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