Alice M.
Ply pets Rivlin, in Journal of Policy Analysis and
Management (Fall 1984), John Wiley and
Are Not Enough Sons. 605 Third Ave., New York. N.Y.
Making public policy was once part politics, part eenie, meenie, minie, mo.
During the last 20 years, however, computer-equipped policy analysts
have inundated elected officials with data intended to take the guesswork
out of the process. Have they improved the quality of legislation?
Not much, says Rivlin, founder and for eight years...