Classic Paper: The Science of “Muddling” Through

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Classical

Classic Paper Section

The Science of “Muddling” Through
Charles E. Lindblom
Originally published as Lindblom, C.E. (1959). “The science of “muddling” through,” Public
Administration Review, 19(2): 79-88. Reprinted with kind permission.

For a critical analysis of this issue’s Classic Pa-

per “The Science of ‘Muddling’ Through” by
Charles E. Lindblom, please refer to Ronald
J. Scott, Jr.’s article “The Science of Muddling
Through Revisited” on pages 5-18.

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