Review of [Public Policymaking Reexamined] by Yehezkel Dror, Chandler Publishing Company, San Francisco, 1968

Marshall W. Wiley

Expert InsightsPublished 1969

A brief discussion of the main points of Professor Dror's book on problems of governmental institutions. Certain factors necessary for supplementing present policymaking systems are postulated: the existence of organizational capabilities for the systematic reexamination and redesign of the policymaking system; the extent to which alternative policies are systematically developed and critically examined; the existence of adequate arrangements for learning feedback; the use of modern techniques of systematic rational analysis in those areas where such techniques can make a useful contribution; and the training and development of policymakers in both rational and extrarational techniques of policy analysis. In terms of these criteria, Professor Dror measures Congress and policymaking systems of the U.S. Government as well as systems of developing countries. Among his long-range recommendations is a proposal to develop a new discipline of policy sciences.

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  • Year: 1969
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  • Document Number: P-4030

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Wiley, Marshall W., Review of [Public Policymaking Reexamined] by Yehezkel Dror, Chandler Publishing Company, San Francisco, 1968. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1969. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P4030.html.
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