Research Catalog

Title

Learning lessons : medicine, economics, and public policy / Rashi Fein.

Author

Fein, Rashi.

Publication

New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c2010.

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Details

Description

x, 194 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This is a book about the policy process. It discusses the considerations advisers have in mind as they develop and select policy alternatives, the ways each of us might want to think about making decisions, and the lessons we should remember in order to minimize avoidable errors. In writing about his experiences in government, the classroom, and private life, Fein offers insights that apply to people responsible for decisions in many kinds of institutions, at all levels of responsibility."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Social Values
• United States
• Medical policy
• Public Policy > economics
• Health Policy > economics
• Social Responsibility
• Medical economics
• Cost-Benefit Analysis

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. The Time to Change the Rules is Before the Game Begins -- 2. The Meaning and Influence of Words -- 3. Defining the Policy Options and Issues -- 4. Knowing the "Other" -- 5. Four Lessons -- One Person Can Make a Difference.

ISBN

• 9781412810807 (alk. paper)
• 1412810809 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2009044444

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries