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In his classic exploration of the art and craft of policy analysis in the context of public policies, Aaron Wildavsky observes wryly:
speaking truth to power remains the ideal of analysts who hope they have truth, but realize they have not (and in a democracy, should not have) power. No one can do analysis without becoming aware that moral considerations are integral to the enterprise. (Wildavsky 1979)
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Hunter, D.J. (2008). ‘Speaking Truth to Power’: On the Discomforts of Researching the Contemporary Policy Process. In: McKee, L., Ferlie, E., Hyde, P. (eds) Organizing and Reorganizing. Organizational Behaviour in Health Care. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583207_7
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