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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784556403321

Autore

Baron Jonathan <1944->

Titolo

Judgment misguided : intuition and error in public decision making / / Jonathan Baron

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

0-19-773593-2

1-280-45342-7

0-19-535490-7

1-60256-166-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

352.3/3

Soggetti

Public administration - Decision making

Policy sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 All the Fish in the Sea; CHAPTER 3 Benefits and Burdens; CHAPTER 4 Nationalism and Group Loyalty; CHAPTER 5 My-side Bias and Violent Conflict; CHAPTER 6 Do No Harm; CHAPTER 7 Risk; CHAPTER 8 Too Many People; CHAPTER 9 Naturalism and the Sanctity of Life; CHAPTER 10 What Is to Be Done?; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

People often follow intuitive principles of decision making, ranging from group loyalty to the belief that nature is benign, treating them as absolutes and ignoring the consequences of following them blindly. The author explores these deeply felt intuitions and their effect on the public domain.