The following chapters consider a series of problems encountered in cost-benefit analysis, plus solutions for the problems. The inter-relatedness of activities is one cause of difficulty. Chapter 1 shows how the tool of tabular analysis and the consideration of each combination of activities handles the difficulty of inter-relatedness. Then there are pitfalls in dealing with cost. Chapter 3 points out the pitfalls, and provides a surefire simple framework that avoids the cost pitfalls and leads to sound decisions.
Uncertainty is a third major cause of difficulty in decision-making.
Chapter 4 presents the intellectual machinery which enables you to deal with uncertainty in a systematic fashion. And Chapter 5 provides a set of devices that helps you allow for risk in your decision-making. The presence of more than one goal, and conflicts in goals and preferences among the participants in an organization, or within an individual, are another source of difficulty in decision-making. Chapter 6 shows ways of handling that difficulty. Compare to going in and not fighting, giving boxing exhibitions.