FROM CHAOS TO PATTERNS OF UNDERSTANDING: REFLECTIONS ON THE DYNAMICS OF EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKING

CUTTING, BRUCE;KOUZMIN, ALEXANDER

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 3/1999, pág. 475

1. Introduction. 2. The dynamic of three. 3.Towards performance assessment and institutionalcompatibility. 4. The hermeneutics of the system ofgovernance. 5. Dynamics of the cabinet decision-makingprocess. 6. The effectiveness of the cabinet decision-makingprocess. 7. The main determinants of an effectivedecision-making process. 8. An appreciation of recentdevelopments in public administration. 9. The role ofparliamennt. 10. Conclusion.