GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING AND THE THEORY OF CHOICE,

Abstract

The fundamental role of choices among alternative courses of action in government decision-making is demonstrated. The nature of decision-making is examined in terms of standard economic theory. The allocation of a given budget for defense is used as an illustration.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607584

Entities

People

  • A. Smithies

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Governments

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Statistical inference.
  • Strategic Security Studies