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Public Choice
Published in: Public Choice 1-2/2015

01-04-2015

Public Administration, Public Choice and the Ostroms: the achievements, the failure, the promise

Author: Paul Dragos Aligica

Published in: Public Choice | Issue 1-2/2015

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Abstract

The paper explores the Public Administration roots and facets of the Bloomington School of Public Choice and Institutional Theory and in doing that, it revisits the problem of the applied dimension of Public Choice. The paper investigates and documents the nature, significance and reception of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom’s work, approaching it as a pioneering attempt to promote a double agenda: on the one hand, to advance Public Choice theory as a paradigm shift in Public Administration, and on the other, to advance Public Administration as the preeminent applied domain of Public Choice theory.
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Metadata
Title
Public Administration, Public Choice and the Ostroms: the achievements, the failure, the promise
Author
Paul Dragos Aligica
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Public Choice / Issue 1-2/2015
Print ISSN: 0048-5829
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7101
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-014-0225-8

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