Charles Edward Lindblom

CHARLES EDWARD LINDBLOM

" . . . [P]olicy making is typically a never-ending process of successive steps in which continual nibbling is a substitute for a good byte."^1a

"The play of power proceeds, for the most part, according to rule; it is gamelike."^1b

"Persuasion can take a rich variety of forms: outright deceit and irrational and non-rational appeals of many kinds, including, at one extreme, organized propaganda, and at the other, exploited ties of kinship and friendship."^c

"X has authority over Y if Y follows the rule that he obey X.
If X controls Y by offering in each specific decision some reward to him, threatening him, or physically constraining him, he does not have authority over him. If Y obeys only when he sees merit in the specific command given him, X does not have authority over him. But if X can routinely exert power or influence over Y because Y accepts a rule that he obey, then X has authority over Y."^1d*

"Money can hire printing presses, propagandists, policy analysts, and door-bell ringers. It is first, then, a prodigious influence in policy making because people and corporations with money can organize and support persuasion. . . interest groups disproportionately represent people and corporations that can afford to meet the cost of organized persuasion."^1e

"Civil disobedience appears to be an effective method of citizen participation in the play of power in policy making. . .
When a substantial number of citizens disavow rules and authority, they break the habit of obedience without which orderly democratic government is impossible."^1f


	Charles E. Lindblom. The Policy-Making Process. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1968. SEARCH BUY IT

The Market System: What It Is, How It Works, and What to Make of It.


	Charles E. Lindblom. The Market System: What It Is, How It Works, and What to Make of It. New Haven, CT: Yale Nota Bene, 2002. SEARCH BUY IT

Inquiry and Change: The Troubled Attempt to Understand and Shape Society.


	Charles E. Lindblom. Inquiry and Change: The Troubled Attempt to Understand and Shape Society. Reprint ed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1992. SEARCH BUY IT

Usable Knowledge: Social Science and Social Problem Solving.


	Charles E. Lindblom. Usable Knowledge: Social Science and Social Problem Solving. New Haven, CT: Yale Nota Bene, 1979. SEARCH BUY IT

* Italics in the original.

¹ Charles E. Lindblom (b. 1917). The Policy-Making Process. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1968.
Part One: Analytic Policy Making
^a Chp. 4: Making the Most of Analysis, at 25.
Part Two: The Play of Power
^b Chp. 5: The Play in Main Outline, at 30.
^c Ibid., at 32.
^d Ibid., at 37.
^e Ibid., at 39.
^f Chp. 6: The Citizen as Policy Maker, at 50.

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