Political calculation and planning
The numex models developed by Oscar Varsavsky and collaborators
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https://doi.org/10.24215/26183188e039Keywords:
numex, mathematical models, Oscar Varsavsky, political calculusAbstract
In this work it is analyzed the developments in numerical experimentation carried out in Latin America, at the end of the sixties and the beginning of the seventies, for their application to political calculation and planning. Developed by the Argentines Oscar Varsavsky and Alfredo Eric Calcagno, the Chilean Carlos Matus and other consultants of CEPAL and collaborators, these are models that were conceived to serve as a guide to action. It was intended to allow the calculation of material viability and the policy of alternative development "styles". The numex model is discussed in particular for decision making. These models involved a formalization of political calculation, with the slightest degree of quantification. The work raises several questions regarding the validity of these instruments and the possible applications of numerical experimentation for the taking of political decisions by governments, particularly in Latin America.
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