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100			_aRochet, Claude
245			_aThe common good as an invisible hand: Machiavelli's legacy to public management
260			_c2008
300			_ap.497-521.
362			_aSep
520			_aPublic management has been dominated by the quest for efficiency and has left us with fundamental ethical questions that remain unresolved. It is argued that Machiavellian thought may provide us with concepts and tools applicable to ruling societies confronted with uncertainities and change that are (1) in line with the most recent insights into institutional evolution and (2) appropriate to solve complex decision-making problems. the common good - a central concept of Machiavelli's thought - appears to be an invisible hand that lowers the transaction costs and acts as the keystone of complex public affairs thinking. This analysis is illustrated by a comparative case study of the two management projects of infrastructure crossing the Alps, the Alp Transit in Switzerland, and the Lyon Torino Link. It concludes with a proposal to upgrade the research program in public management that allows effectiveness (legitimacy of the ends) and effectiveness in its implementation. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
908			_aN
909			_a80041
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