Agile Actors on Complex Terrains: Transformative Realism and Public Policy
Author:   Graham Room (University of Bath, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138959217


Pages:   218
Publication Date:   28 June 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Agile Actors on Complex Terrains: Transformative Realism and Public Policy


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Author:   Graham Room (University of Bath, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9781138959217


ISBN 10:   1138959219
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   28 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part I: Transformative Realism 1. Complexity and the Social Sciences 2. Evolution and the Arts of Civilisation 3. Contingent Development and Explanation (with Graham K Brown) Part II: Agile Actors 4. Rationality, Rationales and Agile Action 5. Positional Advantage: A Three-Dimensional Analysis 6. Navigating Complex Environments Part III: Public Policy 7. Evidence for Agile Policy-Makers 8. Nudge or Nuzzle? – Improving Decisions about Active Citizenship 9. Unequal Rewards and the Super-Rich 10. Conclusion

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Graham Room is Professor of European Social Policy at the University of Bath. He is author, co-author or editor of twelve books, including Complexity, Institutions and Public Policy: Agile Decision-Making in a Turbulent World, Edward Elgar, 2011. He was Founding Editor of the Journal of European Social Policy and Founding Director of the Institute for Policy Research.

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