Tools for Decision Making: A Practical Guide for Local Government
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Book Overview
This book guides readers to the mastery of a wide array of practical analytic techniques useful to local governments. Written in an easy-to-read style with an emphasis on providing practical... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1568026412
ISBN13:9781568026411
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:CQ Press
Length:252 Pages
Weight:5.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Useful guide for local government
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a useful little book that is designed to provide tools for decision making at the local government level. The Preface describes the focus of the book as "a guide to practical techniques of analysis for local government." The author, David Ammons, is a realist. He recognizes that politics can trump analysis, so that event use of these tools will not prevent politics from determining decisions. For instance, at the close of the book, he notes that "Local government decision makers must contend with multiple and often conflicting objectives." There is a nice table at the outset of the book, showing different analytical techniques available for local decision making. Throughout the book, a series of these are discussed in readable language. Among these? Demand analysis, PERT, performance standards, figuring interest rates and yields, cost-effectiveness analysis, analyzing survey data, benchmarking, and so on. All in all, a rather straightforward handbook. Much of the discussion is at only an introductory level, but that is not inappropriate given the book's purpose. On the other hand some of the discussion may be slow going for local officials. Bottom line: a useful little book.
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