A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis
A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path To More Effective Problem Solving Eugene Bardach,
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 1568029233
Edition: Paperback; 2004-11
Summary:
What do the Twenty-Dollar Bill Test and the Grandma Bessie Test have
in common? Both are excellent, easily implemented strategies for
producing high quality policy analysis. In his "gem" of a reference
book, Eugene Bardach presents dozens of concrete tips, interesting
case studies, and step-by-step strategies for the budding analyst as
well as the seasoned professional. Readers learn how to: -Define
policy problems with clarity and accuracy. -Economize on data
collection. -Gain access to and credibility in the field. -Think
creatively about policy alternatives. -Apply and weigh evaluative
criteria. -Realistically estimate outcomes. -Make cogent and
persuasiverecommendations to clients. This editions appendices
include a sample document of real world policy analysis, a primer in
how to "talk the talk" of policy analysis, and a cheat sheet of
strategies for solving a host of policy problems. Used in the
Berkeley policy program for more than twenty years, A Practical Guide
for Policy Analysis has also become part of many a practitioners
permanent library.
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