Ebook: Non-Cooperative Planning Theory

Planning in a general sense is concerned with the design of communication and decision making mechanisms in organizations where information and choice are decentralized. Non-cooperative planning theory as it is developed in this book treats the incentive aspects hereof. It stresses how strategic behavior and opportunism may impede planning, and how this can be coped with via the organization of communication and decision making, the design of information and control systems, and the development of incentive schemes. In particular, the book contains a thorough investigation of incentive provision in information production.

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Planning in a general sense is concerned with the design of communication and decision making mechanisms in organizations where information and choice are decentralized. Non-cooperative planning theory as it is developed in this book treats the incentive aspects hereof. It stresses how strategic behavior and opportunism may impede planning, and how this can be coped with via the organization of communication and decision making, the design of information and control systems, and the development of incentive schemes. In particular, the book contains a thorough investigation of incentive provision in information production.

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Planning in a general sense is concerned with the design of communication and decision making mechanisms in organizations where information and choice are decentralized. Non-cooperative planning theory as it is developed in this book treats the incentive aspects hereof. It stresses how strategic behavior and opportunism may impede planning, and how this can be coped with via the organization of communication and decision making, the design of information and control systems, and the development of incentive schemes. In particular, the book contains a thorough investigation of incentive provision in information production.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Basic Concepts and Approaches....Pages 1-25
Bayesian Games and Implementation....Pages 27-50
Organization of Communication....Pages 51-80
Choice-Implementation Models....Pages 81-91
Sufficient and Robust Information....Pages 93-122
Finer, Complete and Ancillary Information....Pages 123-141
Non-Verifiable Information....Pages 143-166
Information Production Models....Pages 167-179
Incentives in Information Production....Pages 181-207
Organization of Information Production....Pages 209-246
Incentives and Productivity Measures....Pages 247-275
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 277-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-309

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Planning in a general sense is concerned with the design of communication and decision making mechanisms in organizations where information and choice are decentralized. Non-cooperative planning theory as it is developed in this book treats the incentive aspects hereof. It stresses how strategic behavior and opportunism may impede planning, and how this can be coped with via the organization of communication and decision making, the design of information and control systems, and the development of incentive schemes. In particular, the book contains a thorough investigation of incentive provision in information production.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Basic Concepts and Approaches....Pages 1-25
Bayesian Games and Implementation....Pages 27-50
Organization of Communication....Pages 51-80
Choice-Implementation Models....Pages 81-91
Sufficient and Robust Information....Pages 93-122
Finer, Complete and Ancillary Information....Pages 123-141
Non-Verifiable Information....Pages 143-166
Information Production Models....Pages 167-179
Incentives in Information Production....Pages 181-207
Organization of Information Production....Pages 209-246
Incentives and Productivity Measures....Pages 247-275
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 277-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-309
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