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Title: | Re-evaluating local government amalgamations: utility maximisation meets the principle of double effect (PDE) | Contributor(s): | Drew, Joseph (author)![]() ![]() |
Publication Date: | 2017 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1332/030557316X14539914690045 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21726 | Abstract: | Public policy debates are often dominated by economic analysis of aggregate financial benefit. However, public policy formulated on this basis is frequently regarded as profoundly unsatisfactory by stakeholders. Focusing upon municipal amalgamation, this paper provides an alternative framework for public policy analysis which emphasises the importance of intent, process and uncertainty in decision making. We contend that an approach of this type better accommodates public opinion on contentious policy reform. Moreover, it reminds policy makers that even the most admirable economic outcome must still be achieved through a morally licit process. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Policy and Politics, 45(3), p. 379-394 | Publisher: | Policy Press | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1470-8442 0305-5736 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160509 Public Administration | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 440708 Public administration | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 230204 Public services policy advice and analysis | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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