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Working Backward

Working Backward is a problem-solving strategy that involves starting from the desired goal state and reasoning recursively toward the initial conditions, distinguishing itself from forward-solving methods by reversing the temporal or logical sequence of steps to identify necessary preconditions.

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Backward Mapping: Implementation Research and Policy Decisions

Richard F. Elmore · Political Science Quarterly · 1979 · 1.2K citations

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The Theory of Underemployment in Backward Economies

Harvey Leibenstein · Journal of Political Economy · 1957 · 231 citations

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Characterizations of Reducible Flow Graphs

Matthew S. Hecht, Jeffrey D. Ullman · Journal of the ACM · 1974 · 168 citations · Full text

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BACKWARDNESS IN THE BASIC SUBJECTS

Cyril Burt · British Journal of Educational Psychology · 1942 · 151 citations

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Switching and backward inhibition in major depressive disorder: The role of rumination.

Anson J. Whitmer, Ian H. Gotlib · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · 2012 · 137 citations

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Authors

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  1. CB
    Christian Beste

    Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

    2 publications · 83 citations

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  2. BR
    Bruce Rollier

    University of Baltimore, United States

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  3. JT
    Jon Turner

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  4. HL
    Harvey Leibenstein

    Harvard University Press, United States

    2 publications · 251 citations

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  5. FF
    Fabio Ferlazzo

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    2 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    316 citations

  2. King Abdulaziz University

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  3. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    249 citations

  4. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  5. Technische Universität Dresden

    Dresden, Germany

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    364 citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    315 citations

  7. Ton Duc Thang University

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    111 citations

  8. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    116 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 103 citations

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  3. Journal of Political Economy

    JPE · 2 publications · 251 citations

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  4. Decision Sciences

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  5. Manchester School

    1 publications · 41 citations

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