Pursuing Truth, Exercising Power: Social Science and Public Policy in the Twenty-First Century (Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures) (Paperback)

by Professor Lisa Anderson (Author) "This book explores the relationship between social science and public policy at the dawn of the twenty-first century..." (more)
Key Phrases: political science research, United States, World War, Latin America (more...)

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"This book offers a unique perspective on the interplay of the social sciences and public policy and discusses the emerging challenges with the privatization of the public sector and globalization of social sciences." -- Public Administration Review

" Pursuing Truth, Exercising Power is an important, argumentative, and highly accessible book that should interest social scientists and public policy practitioners alike...It should be required reading for students of social science in general, and students of public policy in particular." -- Johan Eriksson, International Studies Review

"" -- Robert W. Rycroft, George Washington University, Governance, Jan 2005

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"An important dean of an important public-policy school deals here with a vitally important subject." -- Leslie Gelb, president of the Council on Foreign Relations

President of the Council on Foreign Relations

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (June 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231126077
• ISBN-13: 978-0231126076
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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