EFFICIENCY VERSUS SOCIAL LEARNING: A RECONSIDERATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS |
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| Authors: | Clarence N. Stone |
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| Affiliation: | CLARENCE N. STONE received his Ph.D. from Duke University. He is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His publications include Economic Growth and Neighborhood Discontent, which was awarded the Chastain Prize by the Southern Political Science Association. His research focuses on urban bureaucracies and implementation problems. |
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| Abstract: | In a complex society committed to democratic norms a social learning perspective on the implementation process is more useful and appropriate than an efficiency, productivity perspective. The norms and assumptions underlying the efficiency emphasis to the implementation process are not applicable; nor do they exist in reality. An alternative set of assumptions based on a social learning approach to implementation is offered. |
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