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100 1 _aRACINE, David P.
_928822
245 1 0 _aThe welfare state, citizens, and immersed civil servants
260 _aThousand Oaks :
_bSAGE,
_cFebruary 1995
520 3 _aWorking from an Aristotelian perspective, the author argues that the welfare state, although able to meet social needs, cannot be very effective in solving complex social problems. The latter requires sensitivities to particular people in particular situations, which can only be acquired communally. This is the level at which citizens, in their pursuit of self-government, count as much as or more than public policies and agencies. However, citizens, on their own, may often lack the skills and wherewithal to tackle difficult social dilemmas. The article suggests experimenting with a strategy of immersing public administrators in communities to lend a noncoercive hand to citizen problem solvers
773 0 8 _tAdministration & Society
_g26, 4, p. 434-463
_dThousand Oaks : SAGE, February 1995
_xISSN 00953997
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_cNatália
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_cCarolina
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
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