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100 _aMatheson, Craig
245 _aThe premises of decision-making within the Australian public service
260 _c1997
300 _ap.13-24
362 _aMar
520 _aDecision-making is usually studied in the context of a particular choice or institution. This article proposes an alternative, cross-cutting approach. It argues that federal policy-making involves three forms of rationality - technical, economic and political. Standard operating procedures develop around each. This simplifies much decision-making but may also produce narrowness of outlook and a failure to see other dimensions to a policy problem. - Reproduced
650 _aDecision making - Australia
650 _aCivil service - Australia
650 _aCivil service
773 _aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909 _a34609
999 _c34609
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