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Public policy in an uncertain world : analysis and decisions / Charles F. Manski.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 199 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674067547
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • H97 .P835 2013
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Policy Analysis with Incredible Certitude -- Predicting Policy Outcomes -- Predicting Behavior -- Policy Decisions -- Planning with Partial Knowledge -- Diversified Treatment Choice -- Policy Analysis and Decisions.
Subject: "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.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

"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.

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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