Rational Action: The Sciences of Policy in Britain and America, 1940-1960 by William Thomas

Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology

Rational Action: The Sciences of Policy in Britain and America, 1940-1960

William Thomas

416 pages hardcover 2015

1 edition

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Proponents of these new sciences embraced a variety of agendas. Some aimed to improve policymaking directly, while others theorized about how one decision could be considered more rational than another. Their work spanned systems engineering, appl...

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