Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski.
Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski.
Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Date
2013.
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G 2013/2306
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English
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xi, 199 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Policy Analysis. Policy Analysis with Incredible Certitude ; Predicting Policy Outcomes ; Predicting Behavior. -- Policy Decisions. Planning with Partial Knowledge ; Diversified Treatment Choice ; Policy Analysis and Decisions.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2013.
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"Public policy advocates routinely assert that "research has shown" a particular policy to be desirable. But how reliable is the analysis in the research they invoke? And how does that analysis affect the way policy is made, on issues ranging from vaccination to minimum wage to FDA drug approval? Charles F. Manski argues here that current policy is...
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Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-191) and index.
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G 2013/2306
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74VKZ234xqkA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKZ234xqkA
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ISBN
0674066898 (alk. paper)
9780674066892 (alk. paper)
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320.6
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991018529079702626
