The use of units of measure is clearly an important step in the procedure of mapping the world, and many of the operations of mind may be described as
cognitive mapping. The use of number, and then of units permitting quantification
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Examines the problems of developing strategies in information technology when considering labour relations. Experts assess achievements and failures, including consideration of issues such as public sector work, gender and race.
European experience and strategic questions Peter Cressey The introduction of
new technology has recently come to represent something of a catalyst for trade
union activities, providing unions with an opportunity to reassess and redraw ...
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hackneyed ashet and gigot, belong to the period of Modem Scots ; others, as
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dialectal forms.
This book provides a framework for explaining why governments adopt the policies they do. In addition, it establishes a basis for comparing political systems in terms of their public policies rather than their institutions or political processes. The book begins by placing in a historical perspective the worldwide role of the state as a major provider of goods and services. Following this general background is an 'accounting scheme' that brings some semblance of order to the seemingly infinite variety of policy-relevant variables and makes the comparative study of public policy more manageable. It is suggested that any nation's public policies can be explained in terms of situational, structural, environmental and cultural factors. The second part of the book applies the accounting scheme to an increasingly specific and narrow range of public policies. The author examines one crucial area of public policy - health care - and the evolution of that policy in four diverse nations: Germany, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and Japan. The book concludes with an assessment of the prospects for an American national health care programme in the light of the experiences of these other nations.
Accounting for public policy Most of us at one time or another have been
bewildered by or incredulous over the policies pursued by various governments.
... Public policy may be influenced by prior policy commitments, international
tension ...
Proceedings of Expert Systems 88, the Eighth Annual Technical Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, Brighton, 12-15 December 1988
This volume contains the refereed and invited papers from the eleventh annual conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems, held in London in September 1991.
KNOWLEDGE BASE TO AID PRODUCTIVITY AND MAINTENANCE J. Milan and
C.E.Munt Computer Department Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton, Surrey SM2
5PT Abstract A software toolset has been developed which enables knowledge ...
