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Cities and Complexity

Making Intergovernmental Decisions
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The subject of this study is the perceived m ismatch between the aims of urban planning and the intergove rnmental systems that often make the planners work complex a nd difficult. The content is based on years of work in the f ield. '
Planning in a Complex Intergovernmental System Competing Theories of the US Intergovernmental System Interactions among Governmental Institutions Dimensions Structuring the Intergovernmental System Sectoral Dynamics Institutionalized Technological Elaboration and Effects on Area Interests Delusions of Certainty and Their Consequences for Expectations of Government Conducting Public Policy in Conditions of Uncertainty Conclusions for the Intergovernmental System Conclusions for Decision-Making Practice
". . .successfully untangles the complicated intergovernmental system in the U.S. and suggests ways in which planners could take effective actions within the system on behalf of the public good. . .it is a must-read for planning students, practitioners, and policy makers." -- Sandeep Kumar "Christensen's book is an unpretensiously solid, well reasoned, and worthwhile addition to planning theory. Her astute, nuanced view of government is a welcome corrective to the planners' too common view of the 'public sector' as a simple, unitary entity. . ." -- Scott Campbell
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