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planning (general)  

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  • Planning is deciding about future decisions, either in the sense of defining what has to be decided or in the sense of deciding how to decide. This entry discusses alternative conceptions of planning, its place in social science theories, and some of the applications of planning in governing. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Planning]

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