Public Values

2007/04/20 by Torben Beck Jørgensen, Barry Bozeman · 1,058 citations
Mathematics · Social Sciences · #Causality (physics) #Economics #Epistemology #Hierarchy #Law #Mathematics #Philosophy #Political science #Positive economics #Public Policy and Administration Research #Public relations #Public value #Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research #Sociology #Statistics #Value (mathematics)

paper · doi:10.1177/0095399707300703

published in Administration & Society 39(3), 354-381 (SAGE Publishing)

openalex publication_date 2007/04/20 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

Exploring boundaries and meanings of public value, the authors seek to identify some of the impediments to progress in the study of public values. The study of public values is often hamstrung by more general problems in the study of values. The authors begin by identifying analytical problems in the study of values and public values. Then they take stock of the public values universe. To identify public value concepts, relevant literature is reviewed and interpreted. Finally, the analytical questions posed in the first section are addressed, focusing specifically on issues related to the hierarchy, causality, and proximity of public values.

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