Sharkansky, Ira
Improvisation in public administration and policy making in Israel - Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, jul./aug. 2000
Although improvisation stands outside of conventional models for rational policy making and weberian administration, it is nonetheless prevalent in public life. This article argues that improvisation is both a natural consequence of bounded rationality as well as a product of cultural and personal predilections and environmental circumstances. Drawing on a number of instances of improvisations in public administration and policy making in Israel, it attempts to shed light on its uses, motives, and implications, as well as on the issues involved in considering its utility
Improvisation in public administration and policy making in Israel - Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, jul./aug. 2000
Although improvisation stands outside of conventional models for rational policy making and weberian administration, it is nonetheless prevalent in public life. This article argues that improvisation is both a natural consequence of bounded rationality as well as a product of cultural and personal predilections and environmental circumstances. Drawing on a number of instances of improvisations in public administration and policy making in Israel, it attempts to shed light on its uses, motives, and implications, as well as on the issues involved in considering its utility
