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A first answer to the issues noted in Chap. 6 can be found in an approach that is common in the Public Administration and Policy Analysis literature. It maintains that the type of problem must be guiding for addressing the value choices. On closer inspection, this approach proves to be problematic. At issue are the objective definition of problems and the justification of guidelines.
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Tholen, B. (2018). Solving the Issue by Distinguishing Types of Problems. In: Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65253-5_7
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