Bounded rationality and public policy decision-making

Routledge Handbook of Public Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 273-286

  Jones, Bryan D ^a   Thomas, H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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