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A Decision Analysis Approach to Policy Issues: The NAFTA Case
Author(s) -
LeyBorrás Roberto
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2005.00160.x
Subject(s) - decision analysis , policy analysis , free trade agreement , management science , political science , economics , regional science , computer science , operations research , sociology , international trade , public administration , engineering , free trade , mathematical economics
This article presents decision analysis concepts and tools that can help scholars and decision makers to get a better understanding of policy issues. It describes the structure of knowledge maps for representing uncertain elements in policy issues, and decision frames for uncovering the information elements behind conflicting positions and helps participants find a common ground for agreement. The article also presents the application of these techniques to issues arising from the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).