Here are entered works on the determination of production and the allocation of resources by the central government rather than by the marketplace. When this heading is subdivided by place, a second subject heading is assigned for the name of the place with the subdivision Economic policy, e.g. 1. Central planning--Soviet Union. 2. Soviet Union--Economic policy.
Here are entered works on the process of formally identifying and correcting the gap, or difference, between a current set of conditions and a set of conditions desired for the future.
Here are entered works on the methods and techniques employed in assessing the need for programs, projects, or products. --subdivision Prevention--Needs assessment under individual diseases and types of diseases, e.g. Cancer--Prevention--Needs assessment
Here are entered works on systematic procedures for achieving social goals and managing available resources to attain social change. Works on the perspectives, activities, and principles that guide how a society regulates the relationships among individuals, groups, communities, and institutions and the distribution of resources are entered under Social policy.