Rationality and Decision-making in Australian Federal Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carney Matheson (0000-0003-1620-9266, corresponding author), Craig Matheson |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-72 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361149850723 |
| OpenAlex | W2056983903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The predominant view is that decision-making in Australian government is based on politics rather than rationality. This paper argues that while decisionmaking continues to exemplify incremental analysis, it does not for the most part exemplify incremental politics, that is, acts of negotiation, compromise and bargaining or 'partisan mutual adjustment'. This is the case for three reasons: decision-making conforms to models of rationality; the technical nature of most policy issues is amendable to rationality; and relationships between departments have grown more consensual since the 1970s
Compromise · Ecological rationality · Economics · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Rationality · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Philosophy · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |