The Cybernetic Theory of Decision: New Dimensions of Political Analysis

by John D. Steinbruner

Book Overview

In this classic work, John Steinbruner argues that the time is ripe for exploration of a new theoretical perspective on the decision-making process in government. He suggests that the cybernetic theory of decision as developed in such diverse fields as information theory, mathematical logic, and behavioral psychology generates a systematic but non-rational analysis that seems to explain quite naturally decisions that are puzzling when viewed from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069109487X
• ISBN13: 9780691094878
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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