Formal methods in policy formulation : the application of Bayesian decision analysis to the screening, structuring, optimisation and implementation of policies within complex organisations

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Formal methods in policy formulation : the application of Bayesian decision analysis to the screening, structuring, optimisation and implementation of policies within complex organisations

Derek W. Bunn, Howard Thomas [editors]

(Interdisciplinary systems research, 49)

Birkhäuser, 1978

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Includes bibliographies and index

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Analytical Methods in Policy Formulation.- The Field of Policy Analysis.- What Can Cost Benefit Analysis Learn from Decision Analysis?.- Methodologies for Facility Siting Decisions.- The Implementation of the Decision Analysis Approach in Policy Formulation.- Problems in the Application of Decision Analytic Methods to Policy Formulation.- Choosing the Dimensions and Uncertainties of an Evaluation.- Assessing Technological Advancement Using Groups of Experts.- Multiple Criteria Optimisation.- Use of Multidimensional Utility Functions in Hazardous Shipment Decisions.- Automating Decision Making for the Diagnosis Problem.- Planning Wildfire Protection for the Santa Monica Mountains: An Economic Analysis of Alternatives.- Operational Research and Public Policy.

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