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- Title
ENGINEERING A CONSENSUS: UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND QUESTIONABLE ANSWERS AFTER THE FINNISTON REPORT.
- Authors
McCormick, Kevin
- Abstract
The article comments on the paper of engineers A.G. Jordan and J.J. Richardson regarding the fascinating account of the long and complex saga of negotiation following an official report on the engineering profession in Great Britain. To judge by their ability to document events, opinions and committee papers they have turned good access to participants and papers into a very fruitful project through diligent research. Their weave of brisk narrative and intriguing commentary is a valuable addition to the knowledge of state-profession relations, political responses to economic malaise, and the world of engineers and engineering. Yet their paper is much less convincing on their claim to demonstrate a good test of the system's capacity for policy innovation.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY &; state; INDUSTRIAL arts; TECHNOLOGY assessment; ENGINEERING &; state; ENGINEERS; INVENTORS; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; TECHNOLOGY &; law
- Publication
Public Administration, 1985, Vol 63, Issue 3, p360
- ISSN
0033-3298
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9299.1985.tb00911.x