Calculated Choices in Policy-making
Theory and Practice of Impact Assessment
Published on 14. December 1998
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-333-73182-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a work pabout making choices based on the evaluation of alternatives. It discusses the major problems in evaluating courses of action and examines the political contexts in which decisions are made. How can information derived from empirical research benefit a policy maker or decision maker, and how should this information be incorporated in the decision making process?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, figures, references, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
483 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-73182-6 (9780333731826)
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Content
List of Tables - List of Figures - List of Formulas - An Introduction to Making Calculated Choices - The Task is to Make a Well-thought-out Choice - Alternatives and Criteria - Determining How Well Alternatives Score on Criteria - The Weight of Criteria - Compilation into a Ranking Order - Analysing the Outcomes - Leave the Decision to the Decision Makers - References - Subject Index - Author Index