A problem-solving approach to negotiation
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The authors distinguish between compromise, which requires parties to relinquish a set of priorities, and problem solving, in which all parties achieve their priorities. Techniques to achieve problem solving rather than compromises include examining priorities to obtain the underlying reasons the parties have for establishing the priorities they hold.
Publication Name: Policy Evaluation
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1524-3237
Year: 2001
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Scientific objectivity and win-win analysis
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An overview is presented on the ways in which win-win analysis eliminates subjectivity in public policy making. These include elimination of multi-dimensional conflicts, as relations between all components of the policy process are measured using identical criteria.
Publication Name: Policy Evaluation
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 1524-3237
Year: 2001
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Policy-making in central-local government relations: balancing local autonomy, macroeconomic control, and sectoral policy goals
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The author presents theoretical propositions regarding central-local government relations, focusing on interaction in the policy areas of economics, health, and child care. Data from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are used.
Publication Name: Journal of Public Policy
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0143-814X
Year: 1999
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