Stuart Nagel introduces a method called super-optimizing decision making, which enables both parties in a dispute to achieve outcomes better than their best initial expectations. His approach, known as the super-optimum solutions (SOS) method, focuses on rule-making and policy issues rather than individual cases, making it accessible and practical for public sector decision makers. With an emphasis on commonsensical principles over complex mathematics, this book is valuable for both public and private sector professionals seeking innovative decision-making strategies.
Focusing on economic and technology policy, this volume offers a comprehensive analysis of prosperity through various lenses, including goods exchange, immigration policy, and monetary exchange rates. The author, Stuart Nagel, develops a versatile framework that integrates both domestic and international perspectives, making significant contributions to public policy studies. By addressing specific issues like volunteerism and international factory exchanges, the work emphasizes the interconnectedness of these elements in fostering prosperity.
This book analyses various important aspects of methodolgy and substance regarding economic, social, and political policy in Eastern Europe directed toward achieving more effective, efficient, and equitable societal institutions. The chapters are authored by experts from within Eastern Europe and also from Eastern Europe research institutes elsewhere. The book combines practical policy significance with insightful causal and prescriptive generalizations. The emphasis is on the role of governmental decision-making and the important (but secondary) role of the marketplace, social groups, and engineering.Specific sets of chapters include one dealing with economic policy, emphasizing the transition to a market economy in Russia and Eastern Europe. Social policy chapters include migration patterns, ethnic conflict, educational change, and other aspects of social policy in post-socialist societies. The technology policy section emphasizes environmental policy in Russia and Eastern Europe. The chapters on political policy include electoral systems, political parties, political alienation, the transition from non-democratic regimes, and the role of the armed forces. The countries examined include Greece, the former Yugoslavia, Russia, Poland, and Easter Europe in general.
This title was first published in 2000: A history of the ideas behind public policy studies, which can be defined as the study of the nature, causes and effects of government decisions for dealing with social problems.
Focusing on a comprehensive approach, this handbook explores public policy evaluation across various domains, including economic, technological, social, political, international, and legal issues. It moves beyond specific programs to highlight broad-based evaluation theory and its practical applications. Readers will find a wealth of insights and innovative ideas that enhance understanding of public policy evaluation's multifaceted nature.
