Markets, Politics and the Environment answers three groups of question:

• What is planning? and as part of this What are its key features as a style of social practice and action? and How does planning as a style of social practice relate to social and economic change?
• How, as part of the justification for planning, might claims of valid technical knowledge be constructed? What is meant by rational ? What is the contribution of pragmatism as a supplement or replacement to rationalism? How might rationality and pragmatism be adapted to...