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Formaini, Robert Lewis was born on September 15, 1945 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Robert Lewis and Audria Lorraine (Middaugh) Formaini.
( Should the methods of science determine the appropriate...)
Should the methods of science determine the appropriate actions of government? Supporters of scientific public policy argue that these methods permit policymakers to devise good public policy while remaining neutral on troublesome ethical questions. Robert Formaini delivers a sustained critique of this notion in The Myth of Scientific Public Policy. Formaini’s examination of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis—the two most popular methods now in existence to “scientifically” evaluate public policy—is as notable for its lucidity as it is for its breadth. He demonstrates that, due to these methods’ inherent limitations, they are unequal to the feats that their advocates claim for them, and shows that their purported moral neutrality is actually negated by concealed, implicit values.
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Formaini, Robert Lewis was born on September 15, 1945 in Ithaca, New York, United States. Son of Robert Lewis and Audria Lorraine (Middaugh) Formaini.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ithaca College, 1968. Master of Arts in Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1980. Master of Arts in Political Economy, University Texas, Dallas, 1984.
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy, University Texas, Dallas, 1989.
Vice president for public policy, Cato Institute, San Francisco, 1978-1981; executive director, National Center for Policy Analysis, Dallas, 1983-1984; assistant professor economics, U. Dallas, Irving, 1988-1991; assistant professor economics, Emory University, Oxford, Georgia, 1991-1992; associate professor economics, director Center for Engrepreneurship, Reinhardt College, Waleska, Georgia, since 1992. President Quantecon Economics Cons., Waleska, since 1992.
( Should the methods of science determine the appropriate...)
(Libertarian, pro-capitalism public policy journal from th...)
With United States Army, 1969-1971. Member American Economics Association, Western Economics Association, Southern Economics Association, Association Private Enterprise Education, American Contract Bridge League, United States Golf Association.