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100			_aSamentelli, Arthur
245			_aDistortions of progress: evolutionary theories and public administration
260			_c2007
300			_ap.740-60.
362			_aOct
520			_aEvolution and evolutionary theories in the social sciences in general, and applied fields in particular, are often grounded in the discredited (in biology) Lamarckian conceptualization. Lamarckian ideas of progress, with their associated teleology and totalizing influences, tend not to be useful for public administration. This article proposes that public administration instead consider an alternative image of evolution that enables the practical use of evolutionary theories, enabling them to better understand the nature of wicked problems in both theory and practice. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aAdministration and Society
908			_aN
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