Our hectic, on-demand lifestyles rely upon allocating finite sets of resources to constantly changing numbers of people. As this task grows ever harder, it will require solutions to a little-known ...

When resources are limited and demand exceeds supply, allocation becomes a problem. How that problem is solved depends largely on the nature of the resources themselves. When the resources are ...

In the past year, several cities in China, including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, have witnessed shortage of seats in public primary schools in certain areas. But while local authorities strive to ...

In austere times, the importance of resource allocation in the NHS should be clear for everyone − not just policy nerds − says David Buck The health reforms and the debate that ensued have been ...

For decades, the problem of how to allocate healthcare resources in a just and equitable fashion has been the subject of concerted discussion and analysis, yet the issue has stubbornly resisted ...