Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Research
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The Rand Paper Series
Author: Truth Decay
Author: KavanaghPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 1977400132
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Political and civil discourse in the United States is characterized by “Truth Decay,” defined as increasing disagreement about facts, a blurring of the line between opinion and fact, an increase in the relative volume of opinion compared with fact, and lowered trust in formerly respected sources of factual information. This report explores the causes and wide-ranging consequences of Truth Decay and proposes strategies for further action.
Civil Democratic Islam
Author: Cheryl BenardPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833036203
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
In the face of Islam's own internal struggles, it is not easy to see who we should support and how. This report provides detailed descriptions of subgroups, their stands on various issues, and what those stands may mean for the West. Since the outcomes can matter greatly to international community, that community might wish to influence them by providing support to appropriate actors. The author recommends a mixed approach of providing specific types of support to those who can influence the outcomes in desirable ways.
Soldiers of Reason
Author: Alex AbellaPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780156033442
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This history of the RAND Corporation, written with full access to its archives, is a page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank that has been the driving force behind the American government for 60 years.
Paul Rand
Author: Franc Nunoo-QuarcooPublisher: Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Edited by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo. Texts by Derek Birdsall, Ivan Chermayeff, Shigeo Fukuda, Milton Glaser, Diane Gromeala, Jessica Helfand, Steven Heller, Armin Hoffmann, Takenobu Igharashi, John Meada, Richard Sapper, Wolfgang Weingart and Massimo Vignelli.
RAND in Southeast Asia
Author: Mai ElliottPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833049151
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.
RAND and the Information Evolution
Author: Willis H. WarePublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833048163
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This professional memoir describes RAND's contributions to the evolution of computer science, particularly during the first decades following World War II, when digital computers succeeded slide rules, mechanical desk calculators, electric accounting machines, and analog computers. The memoir includes photographs and vignettes that reveal the collegial, creative, and often playful spirit in which the groundbreaking research was conducted at RAND.
Cyberwar is Coming!
Author: John ArquillaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Command and control systems
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The Economics of Defense in the Nuclear Age
Author: Charles J. HitchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armed Forces
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The Process of Planning
Author: Albert Henry HansonPublisher: London : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Economic planning in India. Political aspects, public administration and economic administration. Comment on the 3 national plans. Roles of private enterprises, public enterprises and production cooperatives. Organisation and administrative aspects of the government planning commission. Economic administration.