TY - BOOK AU - Quade, Edward S. TI - Analysis for public decisions SN - 0-444-01471-3 PY - 1988/// CY - New York PB - North-Holland KW - ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA KW - SECTOR PUBLICO KW - ANALISIS POLITICO KW - METODO ANALITICO KW - PLANEAMIENTO KW - MODELOS KW - DECISION KW - TOMA DE DECISIONES KW - SALUD PUBLICA KW - POLITICA SOCIAL KW - BIENESTAR SOCIAL N1 - The need for analysis; ¿What sort of problem? ¿What sort of analysis?; A homely illustration; A basic framework for policy analysis; Initiating the analytic process; Objectives; Criteria; Alternatives; Models; Quantitative methods and computer models; Quantitative methods and mental models; Comparing the impacts of the alternatives; A case study in modeling: Reducing fire company response time; A case study in benefist measurement: Public programs to save lives; Evaluation and experiment; Medicare's prospective payment system: A case study in evaluation; Planning; Acceptance; Implementation; Pitfalls and limitations; Politics, ethiics, and guidance from analysis ER -