Decision Science and Social Risk Management
M. W. Merkhofer
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Description for Decision Science and Social Risk Management
Paperback. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; TQ; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.
Economists, decision analysts, management scientists, and others have long argued that government should take a more scientific approach to decision making. Pointing to various theories for prescribing and rational izing choices, they have maintained that social goals could be achieved more effectively and at lower costs if government decisions were routinely subjected to analysis. Now, government policy makers are putting decision science to the test. Recent government actions encourage and in some cases require government decisions to be evaluated using formally defined principles 01' rationality. Will decision science pass tbis test? The answer depends on whether analysts can quickly and ... Read more
Economists, decision analysts, management scientists, and others have long argued that government should take a more scientific approach to decision making. Pointing to various theories for prescribing and rational izing choices, they have maintained that social goals could be achieved more effectively and at lower costs if government decisions were routinely subjected to analysis. Now, government policy makers are putting decision science to the test. Recent government actions encourage and in some cases require government decisions to be evaluated using formally defined principles 01' rationality. Will decision science pass tbis test? The answer depends on whether analysts can quickly and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Risk, Governance and Society
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401085892
SKU
V9789401085892
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99-15
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