Strategy of Decision

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Examining policy evaluation as a social process, David Braybrooke and Charles E. Lindblom analyze differences in decision-making and problem-solving, providing readers what a new definition of what it means to be rational (American Political Science Review).

A Strategy of Decision explores and explains some striking discrepancies between theories of decision-making and the observed practices of people who successfully cope with the complex problem-solving required in matters of public policy.

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DavidBraybrookeis Professor of Philosophy and Politics atDalhousieUniversity in NovaScotia. He has beenVistingResearch Professor of Philosophy at the University ofPittsburgand Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author ofThree Tests for Democracyand has published many articles in professional journals.