ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONMAKING,

Abstract

The document is concerned with the role of interest or discount rates; the determination of economic lifetime; the assessment of non-quantifiable factors; the problem of the generation of real alternatives; and the role of analysis in resolving uncertainty and identifying critical parameters. There are also a few remarks about the problems of vested interests and bureaucracies. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695761

Entities

People

  • William E. Hoehn

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Economic Analysis
  • Social Sciences
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design