PAP 2320 Chapter Notes -Cast Net, Public Choice, Classical Liberalism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Public Administration
• Course: PAP 2320
• Professor: Roger Rickwood

Document Summary

Micro level: level of the individual: rational comprehensive, public choice, incremental, mixed scanning, garbage can, interpretive models. Excludes modes of rationality because based on narrow western tradition. Non western traditions use decision making process that rely less on rationalistic traditions: public/rational choice: Assumes view of human nature not universally accepted (people are always inward looking) Lack of attention to context (leaves out preference formation) Can"t deal with change: incremental, can only work within a constrained set of circumstances and consider only some alternatives. Can"t cast net broadly, begin by looking for solutions that require minimal change from status quo. Pragmatics, moderate change: avoids radical change that can evolve from all or nothing solution, criticisms: Powerful groups can influence government to do or not do things, preventing some issues from being acknowledged: structural, power relations are already structured into our system in class, gender etc. Idea that someone else can decided for your self interests.