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100 1 _aMATHESON, Craig
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245 1 0 _aPolicy formulation in Australian govenment :
_bvertical and horizontal axes
260 _aOxford :
_bBlackwell Publishers Limited,
_cJune 2000
520 3 _aStudies of the policy process in Australia have focused on particular institutions or decisions rather than on its overarching properties. One such property is the vertical and horizontal `axes' of policy-making. The former comprises hierarchical relationships whereas the latter comprise relationships of bargaining, negotiation and persuasion. Vertical axes enable governments to take and enforce technically rational decisions in pursuit of consistent goals whereas horizontal axes permit governments to make broadly-based decisions that have group assent and electoral support. Vertical axes have strengthned in recent years and have brought increased technical rationality and consistency. This has come at a cost of limiting of the scope of political debate and a loss of electoral support for government though
773 0 8 _tAustralian Journal of Public Administration
_g59, 2, p. 44-55
_dOxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, June 2000
_xISSN 0313-6647
_w
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998 _a20030129
_bLucima
_cLucimara
998 _a20070306
_b1954^b
_cCarolina
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
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