@article{1386477,
      recid = {1386477},
      author = {Thomas, William,},
      title = {Rational action : the sciences of policy in Britain and  America, 1940-1960 /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xi, 399 pages) :},
      abstract = {The evolution of a set of fields -- including operations  research and systems analysis -- intended to improve  policymaking and explore the nature of rational  decision-making.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1386477},
}