The Science of 'Muddling Through.'

Lindblom, C. E. (1959). The Science of 'Muddling Through.'. Public Administration Review, 19(2), 79-88.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1959

DOI

10.2307/973677

Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/973677

Cited from

behavioral_economics, public_administration_policy

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Primes

• Bounded Rationality
  • Lindblom's "muddling through" captures incremental, reversible policy adjustments rather than comprehensive planning.

    This sourceDisjointed incrementalism as bounded-rational policymaking; incremental, reversible adjustments versus synoptic comprehensive planning; directly supports the policy/'muddling through' claim.

• Incrementalism
  • His account emphasizes restricted margins, intertwined means and ends, repeated comparison with existing policy, and serial correction rather than exhaustive optimization.

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