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4 identical control group. Randomly assign individuals between the two groups to ensure their identity. If control group experimentation is not feasible, piecemealists will use a quasi-experimental method. If experimentation produces clear positive results, repeat on a larger scale. If produced no clear or negative results, try again with a different or refined tentative theory. Slide 10 –Application to frames When I say hostility to frames, I do not imply a categorical rejection of frames. I simply mean that piecemeal social engineering will work with some frames only for their heuristic utility (that is if only they help solve a problem). For example: Public Choice - Piecemeal social engineering will not work well with public choice because of its close relationship with the positivist all or nothing approach to public policy. The open society, the reform administrator ideal of piecemeal social engineering promotes criticism, and believes that ideas must come from all the stakeholders, particularly the affected population, whereas positivism believes that only expects, and analysts can have a say. The public choice association with this kind of courant makes it completely incompatible with piecemeal social engineering. Welfare Economy- ??? Social structure- As you have heard from Gleen, the social structure frame entails many groups and individuals that are interested in social practices. The audience for social structure is large and diverse. With many interests to cater to, the likelihood for instability is intensified, conflicts and controversy can emerge. Therefore, social structure as a frame is not fit to work with the piecemeal social engineering approach.
5 Information Processing – You have also heard two different approaches to information processing in policy analysis. The pessimistic application sees a complex process. Adherents of this school are skeptic about information validity, and hence, they argue that analysts must only address policy alternatives that score some chance of acceptance. The optimist camp seeks to identify an ideal policy process and a means for its attainment. Both are seeking to facilitate intelligent action in a world of perfect information. As such, they are both compatible with piecemeal social engineering. Political Philosophy- Political philosophy believes in values systems, and values political institutions. By trial and tests, these values and institutions can be understood in evolutionary terms as the products of proposals and criticisms. Piecemeal social engineering would be, and in fact, is sympathetic to political philosophy as a frame. Slide 11- Contrast Positivists are confident in recommending large scale policy action on the basis of their theories, once they have been confirmed. Conversely, Piecemealists would recommend some cautious and moderate actions. Take the policy of the education policy of force busing, positivists acted, and then admitted that the theory was not tested. A piecemeal social engineer would test force busing by moderate application before recommending it on a large scale. Positivists believe only expects have an understanding and knowledge about public policy, and therefore, policy analysis and policy making should be left to technocrats, and experts. They admit no criticisms, considered as trapped administrators.
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