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Methods for comparing policies using multiple criteria: an urban example

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  • Massam, Bryan H
  • Askew, Ian D

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This paper looks at a variety of methods that can be used in evaluating a set of alternate policies using multiple criteria. The methods examined are the structural mapping of indifferences, utility values, lexicographic ordering, factor analysis, concordance analysis and multidimension scaling. Each method is tested using hypothetical data for a problem in which alternative policies are proposed for allocating monies to housing and health projects in a town. The aim is to try to reveal as objectively as possible, a set of preferred alternatives from which one can be chosen in the political decision-making process. After describing and testing the methods individually, they are compared both on the basis of their results and on the principles involved in their approach. Conclusions about the validity of each method are given, and it is emphasized that all methods should only be used as aids in the choice of an optimal policy.

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  • Massam, Bryan H & Askew, Ian D, 1982. "Methods for comparing policies using multiple criteria: an urban example," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 195-204.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jomega:v:10:y:1982:i:2:p:195-204
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    1. Michel Grabisch, 2008. "How to score alternatives when criteria are scored on an ordinal scale," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00340381, HAL.
    2. Zanakis, Stelios H. & Mandakovic, Tomislav & Gupta, Sushil K. & Sahay, Sundeep & Hong, Sungwan, 1995. "A review of program evaluation and fund allocation methods within the service and government sectors," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 29(1), pages 59-79, March.
    3. Jim Whelan, 1994. "Assessing Urban Planning Schemes by means of Multi-criteria Evaluation Techniques: The Case of Pedestrianisation," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 31(2), pages 309-328, March.

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