00878pab a2200157 454500 180718b1998 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Narasimha Rao, J. Laxmi Reductionist paradigm and public policies: a need for paradigm shift 1998 p.193-208 Apr-Dec Policies which are supposed to solve the problems of the society are producing negative results thus going against the very objectives. This crisis is the by-product of the Cartesian paradigm which postulated fragmented world view. Under its influence different policies have been formulated and implemented independently and they are viewed as value neutral. But policies cannot be separated from each other and studied independently. They are also culture-bound. - Reproduced Public policy ISDA Journal 40652 40652 40652 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 8, Issue no: 2-4 AR41027 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR