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Of Aberbach, Putnam and Rockman's four images, how many did their interviews find described almost nobody?
Estimate on a scale from 0 images (0) to all 4 (4).
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- The image that describes almost nobody is the purest form of the dichotomy.
- Image I.
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1 (answers within ±0.4 count)
Why
One: Image I, the pure dichotomy in which politicians make policy and officials merely administer it. Images II and III described most of what they observed, and Image IV, the hybrid, was emerging as senior officials took on political work and politicians became more technical.
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