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Our increasingly complex society confronts us with more and more difficult policy problems that are not easily solved. Although these problems may be “attacked” or “addressed,” often they have no dearly correct answers. Some authors characterize the problems of modern society as uncertain and as often having the following attributes:
1. They are not well defined.
2. Their solutions cannot usually be proven to be correct before application.
3. No problem solution is ever guaranteed to achieve the intended result.
4. Problem solutions are seldom both best and cheapest.
5. The adequacy of the solution is often difficult to measure against notions of the public good.
6. The fairness of solutions is impossible to measure objectively.
There are many examples of complex problems. What is the best location in a state for a maximum security prison? Should a ban on phosphorus that has proven ineffective in improving water quality be lifted? A city council is considering offering tax breaks for developers willing to build offices in certain sections of downtown. Should the mayor veto the plan? The county executive has proposed a $50 million expansion of the metropolitan airport. Should the county board of supervisors support this plan? These problems will be answered: that is, decisions will be made. Even if the decision is to do nothing, it will still have consequences for citizens.
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