2012, ISBN: 9780231074896

Basic Books, 2012-05. New. How do we know which social and economic policies work, which should be continued, and which should be changed? Jim Manzi argues that throughout history, vari… More...

Basic Books, 2012-05. New. How do we know which social and economic policies work, which should be continued, and which should be changed? Jim Manzi argues that throughout history, various methods have been attempted -- except for controlled experimentation Experiments provide the feedback loop that allows us, in certain limited ways, to identify error in our beliefs as a first step to correcting them Over the course of the first half of the twentieth century, scientists invented a methodology for executing controlled experiments to evaluate certain kinds of proposed social interventions This technique goes by many names in different contexts (randomized control trials, randomized field experiments, clinical trials, etc) Over the past ten to twenty years this has been increasingly deployed in a wide variety of contexts, but it remains the red-haired step child of modern social science This is starting to change, and this change should be encouraged and accelerated, even though the staggering complexity of human society creates severe limits to what social science could be realistically expected to achieve Randomized trials have shown, for example, that work requirements for welfare recipients have succeeded like nothing else in encouraging employment, that charter school vouchers have been successful in increasing educational attainment for underprivileged children, and that community policing has worked to reduce crime, but also that programs like Head Start and Job Corps, which might be politically attractive, fail to attain their intended objectives Business leaders can also use experiments to test decisions in a controlled, low-risk environment before investing precious resources in large-scale changes -- the philosophy behind Manzi's own successful software companyIn a powerful and masterfully-argued book, Manzi shows us how the methods of science can be applied to social and economic policy in order to ensure progress and prosperity 320 pp, Basic Books, 2012-05, 6, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue boards, gilt title on spine,xxiii, 641, [1] pp, 8 ff b & w photo plate, 9 maps, notes, bibliography, index. Slight fading & soil to DJ; in Brodart archival cover. Biography of President Barack Obama and his ancestors through his time as a community organizer in Chicago, ending before his involvement in politics. According to the DJ, "The book unfolds in the small towns of Kansas and the remote villages in Kenya, following the personal struggles of Obama's white and black ancestors through the swirl of the twentieth century. It is a roots story on a global scale, a saga of constant movement, frustration and accomplishment, strong wormen and weak men, hopes lost and deferred, people leaving and being left." Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Combined Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 17 cm., Simon & Schuster, 2012, 4.5, Columbia University Press, 2012-02-21. Reprint. Paperback. Used:Good., Columbia University Press, 2012-02-21, 0<

2011, ISBN: 9780231074896

Columbia University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Reprint, 373 Seiten, Publiziert: 2011-11-04T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: 9780231074896, 0.55 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1362806,… More...

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2012, ISBN: 0231074891

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2012, ISBN: 9780231074896

Columbia University Press, 2012-02-21. Paperback. Used: Good., Columbia University Press, 2012-02-21, 2.5