Bounded rationality and public policy: Herbert A. Simon and the decisional foundation of collective choice

Policy Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-284

  Jones, Bryan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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DECISION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036767520     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021341309418     Document Type: Article

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