Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving / Edition 5

by Eugene Bardach, Eric M. Patashnik

Overview

This concise guide for beginning practitioners and students describes practical strategies for producing high quality policy analysis. Drawing upon his experience teaching graduate-level workshops at UC Berkeley, Bardach uses real-world examples to illustrate eight steps of the process, from defining the problem through projecting outcomes and presenting conclusions. Included in the appendices are a section of semantic tips and a sample policy analysis document. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483359465
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/28/2015
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: The Eightfold Path
1. Define the Problem
2. Assemble Some Evidence
3. Construct the Alternatives
4. Select the Criteria
5. Project the Outcomes
6. Confront the Tradeoffs
7. Decide!
8. Tell Your Story
Part II: Gathering Data for Policy Research
1. In the Beginning
2. Locating Relevant Sources
3. Gaining Access and Engaging Assistance
4. Acquiring and Using Leverage
5. Protecting Credibility
6. Strategic Dilemmas of Policy Research
Part III: “Smart (Best) Practices” Research: Understanding and Making Use of What Look Like Good Ideas from Somewhere Else
1. Have Realistic Expectations
2. “Smart Practices”
3. Characterizing and Observing the “Practice”
Appendix A: Things Governments Do
Appendix B: Semantic Tips: A Summary