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1. Briefly define the four decision1. Briefly define the four decision-making approaches. What are the pros and cons of each approach?
• Rational Decision-Making Approach: This approach entails defining problem to solve, and goals to achieve, identifying alternatives, calculating these alternatives, and making a decision with the most favorable balance of benefits to costs. -Pros: -Cons:
• Bargaining Approach
• Participative Decision-Making Approach
• Public Choice Approach:
2. This week's case study will not be from the Kettl text but will be a discussion of Hurricane Katrina based on the journal articles in the reading assignments. In addition to our normal approach to discussing cases in class, please prepare responses to:
a. What does the disaster experience demonstrate regarding the four decision-making models?
b. What does the management of the disaster indicate with respect to federal interagency relations, intergovernmental relations, and public- private relations?
c. What is the linkage between Hurricane Katrina and the public administration value of social equity?-making approaches. What are the pros and cons of each approach?