Abstract
Many public policy problems at all levels — national, regional, state, and local — involve issues that can not easily be reduced to simple either-or propositions. That is, the problem involves diverse constituencies and interest groups who can not be grouped into two sides so that trade-offs can be made and a resolution reached through the typical political process (in the United States). For example, at the local level such an issue would involve extending the runways of the local airport, building a shopping center in a suburban area, or combining the fire and police departments into one organization. In such situations, the usual political alignments do not apply, as Republican and Democratic council-persons will align themselves on both sides of the issue because typical party loyalties among the citizens do not yield predictable stands on the issue.
This article is a product of the University of Michigan Value Oriented Social Decision Analysis Project (NSF Grant No. SS77-16294). We are indebted to Kenan P. Jarboe, Janet Wolfe, and Sydney Solberg for their contributions.
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Chen, K., Mathes, J.C. (1989). Value Oriented Social Decision Analysis: A Communication Tool for Public Decision Making on Technological Projects. In: Vlek, C., Cvetkovich, G. (eds) Social Decision Methodology for Technological Projects. Theory and Decision Library, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2425-3_7
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