Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions /
Manski, Charles F.
Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xi, 199 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
"Manski argues that public policy is based on untrustworthy analysis. Failing to account for uncertainty in an uncertain world, policy analysis routinely misleads policy makers with expressions of certitude. Manski critiques the status quo and offers an innovation to improve both how policy research is conducted and how it is used by policy makers"--Publisher's description.
9780674067547
Policy sciences.
Public administration.
Decision making.
Political planning--Evaluation.
Economic Policy.
Political planning--Evaluation.
Social Sciences, Economics.
Social Sciences.
Electronic Books.
H97 / .P835 2013
Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xi, 199 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
"Manski argues that public policy is based on untrustworthy analysis. Failing to account for uncertainty in an uncertain world, policy analysis routinely misleads policy makers with expressions of certitude. Manski critiques the status quo and offers an innovation to improve both how policy research is conducted and how it is used by policy makers"--Publisher's description.
9780674067547
Policy sciences.
Public administration.
Decision making.
Political planning--Evaluation.
Economic Policy.
Political planning--Evaluation.
Social Sciences, Economics.
Social Sciences.
Electronic Books.
H97 / .P835 2013