Planning, Programming, Budgeting
Planning, Programming, Budgeting

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on National Security and International Operations

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13:

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Rationalizing Capitalist Democracy
Rationalizing Capitalist Democracy

Author: S.M. Amadae

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2003-09-15

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780226016535

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In Rationalizing Capitalist Democracy, S. M. Amadae tells the remarkable story of how rational choice theory rose from obscurity to become the intellectual bulwark of capitalist democracy. Amadae roots Rationalizing Capitalist Democracy in the turbulent post-World War II era, showing how rational choice theory grew out of the RAND Corporation's efforts to develop a "science" of military and policy decisionmaking. But while the first generation of rational choice theorists—William Riker, Kenneth Arrow, and James Buchanan—were committed to constructing a "scientific" approach to social science research, they were also deeply committed to defending American democracy from its Marxist critics. Amadae reveals not only how the ideological battles of the Cold War shaped their ideas but also how those ideas may today be undermining the very notion of individual liberty they were created to defend.

How Much Is Enough?
How Much Is Enough?

Author: Alain C. Enthoven

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2005-10-18

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0833048147

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Originally published in 1971, and now published with a new foreword, this is a book of enduring value and lasting relevance. The authors detail the application, history, and controversies surrounding the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS), used to evaluate military needs and to choose among alternatives for meeting those needs.