Analysis for Public Policy Decisions
ResearchPublished 1972
Argues that increased use of systems analysis to guide public policy decisions can lead to better ways to handle many public problems. Those who have tried systems analysis find that it can be very helpful in problem solving in the public interest, but the approach must be different from the practices used in the aerospace industry or the U.S. Department of Defense. These differences in practice are pointed out; ways to proceed when the problem is not suitable for a quantitative model are suggested, and special difficulties that may be encountered are discussed.
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- Year: 1972
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