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The Lobbyist No. 20 (December 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Lobbyist No. 20 (December 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
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The Lobbyist No. 19 (August 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Lobbyist No. 19 (August 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
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Rationalism In Normative Budget Theory, Dan Williams
Rationalism In Normative Budget Theory, Dan Williams
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This paper concerns epistemological rationalism and the norms used by governments to instruct their officers to perform their duties. The particular duty I discuss here is preparation of and action on the budget. In this paper I use "rationalism" as the opposite of "empiricism." This rationalism does not refer to "'economic rationality," it refers to the method of attaining knowledge associated with introspection, logic, and a priori knowledge. It is opposed to the method of attaining knowledge associated with observation, experiment, and evidence. By "norms, “normative," and other related terms, I mean action guiding language. Four senses of normative are …
The Lobbyist No. 18 (February 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
The Lobbyist No. 18 (February 1997), Maine Women's Lobby Staff
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No abstract provided.