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xiii, 255 p. : ill. |
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text |
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computer |
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online resource |
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Formerly CIP. |
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List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors The Case for Clumsiness; M.Verweij, M.Douglas, R.J.Ellis, C.Engel, F.Hendriks, S.Lohmann, S.Ney, S.Rayner & M.Thompson PART 1: ELEGANT FAILURES Is the Kyoto Protocol Merely Irrelevant, or Positively Harmful, for the Efforts to Curb Climate Change?; M.Verweij Hype and Hydro (and, at Last, Some Hope) in the Himalaya; D.Gyawali Segregation through Anti-Discrimination: How the Netherlands Got Divided Again; M.Bovens & M.Trappenburg What Russia can Learn from China in its Transition to a Market Economy; M.D.Intriligator & J.R.Wedel & C.H.Lee The Failure of Seat Belts Legislation; J.Adams PART 2: CLUMSY SOLUTIONS Gunfight at the Consequentialist Corral: The Deadlock in the United States over Firearms Control and How to Break It; D.M.Kahan , D.Braman & J.Gastil Floods and Fairness in Hungary; J.Linnerooth-Bayer , A.Vri & M.Thompson Inclusive by Design: The Curious Case of the Internet; T.Tranvik & M.Thompson You Never Miss the Water till the Well Runs Dry: Crisis and Creativity in California; D.Lach , H.Ingram & S.Rayner Clumsy Conclusions: How to do Policy and Research in a Complex World; M.Verweij , M.Thompson & C.Engel Index |
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This text offers a statement on why well-intended attempts to alleviate pressing social ills too often derail, and how effective, efficient and broadly acceptable solutions to social problems can be found. |
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400 annual accesses. UkHlHU |
| ISBN |
9780230624887 (e-book) |
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