The Cybernetic Theory of Decision : : New Dimensions of Political Analysis / / John D. Steinbruner.

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 beh...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©1974
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (392 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Preface to the Second Paperback Edition
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER 1 Introduction
  • PART ONE: PARADIGMS OF THE DECISION PROCESS
  • CHAPTER 2 The Analytic Paradigm
  • CHAPTER 3 The Cybernetic Paradigm
  • CHAPTER 4 Cognitive Processes
  • CHAPTER 5 Politics and Policy
  • PART TWO THE POLITICS OF NUCLEAR SHARING: 1956-1964
  • CHAPTER 6 Strains in the Alliance: Genesis of a Two-Value Problem
  • CHAPTER 7 The Development of Nuclear Sharing Proposals: 1956-1960
  • CHAPTER 8 The Rise of the Multilateral Force: 1961-1963
  • CHAPTER 9 Ascendancy and Sudden Death of the Multilateral Force: 1963-1964
  • CHAPTER 10 Epilogue: Conclusions and Implications
  • Bibliography
  • Index