Rational Action: The Sciences of Policy in Britain and America, 1940-1960

by Gerald William Thomas and William Thomas

The evolution of a set of fields--including operations research and systems analysis--intended to improve policymaking and explore the nature of rational decision-making.

During World War II, the Allied military forces faced severe problems integrating equipment, tactics, and logistics into successful combat operations. To help confront these problems, scientists and engineers developed new means of studying which equipment designs would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262028506
• ISBN13: 9780262028509
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher