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Psychological aspects: The soft side of policy formation

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Nonrational factors affect the determination of policy. Points of vulnerability to the influence of nonrational factors are identified in the policy-forming process and in the policy-implementing process. The suggestion is made that a normative model for the policy-formation process must take account of the presence of nonrational influences so that they can be dealt with in a rational manner.

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  1. New York City, USA

    Timothy W. Costello (Deputy Mayor-City Administrator, Adjunct Professor of Policy Sciences)

  2. State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

    Timothy W. Costello (Deputy Mayor-City Administrator, Adjunct Professor of Policy Sciences)

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Costello, T.W. Psychological aspects: The soft side of policy formation. Policy Sci 1, 161–168 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145202

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