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This rigorous but very accessible guide to the main concepts and techniques of policy analysis is intended for students and in-service professionals who want to become more efficient and effective in their work. The book equips readers with a structured and disciplined step-by-step approach to decision making, defining issues and applying the powerful techniques of policy analysis - always in the context of uncertainty and limited discretion. Each chapter concludes with notes and a list of supplementary sources for further reading.

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• Figures and Tables
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Note for Instructors
• 1 The Scientific Method, Social Science, and Policy Analysis
• 1.1 Nested Challenges
• 1.2 The Scientific Method
• 1.3 Social Science and the Challenge of Uncertainty
• 1.4 Empirical Analysis and Normative Concerns
• 1.5 The Goals of Policy Analysis
• 1.6 The Limits of Rationality
• 1.7 Other Challenges for the Policy Analyst
• 1.8 The General Analytical Framework
• 1.9 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• 2 Defining the Problem
• 2.1 The Problem Definition
• 2.2 Is There Really a Problem?
• 2.3 An Iterative Process
• 2.4 Thinking Ahead to the Analytic Technique
• 2.5 Critical Elements of the Precise Problem Definition
• 2.6 The Policy-making Process and the Problem Definition
• 2.7 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• 3 Generating Potential Courses of Action
• 3.1 Where Do We Find Solutions?
• 3.2 The Status Quo
• 3.3 Selecting the Short List
• 3.4 Defining the Alternatives Up Front
• 3.5 Transitioning to the Analysis of the Alternatives
• 3.6 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• 4 Cost-Benefit Analysis
• 4.1 The Sole Criterion
• 4.2 Identifying the Advantages and Disadvantages
• 4.3 Data Collection and Assumptions
• 4.4 Predicting Costs and Benefits
• 4.5 Net Benefits as Probabilities
• 4.6 Sensitivity and Assumption Analysis
• 4.7 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• 5 Multi-Attribute Analysis
• 5.1 Multiple Criteria and Normative Concerns
• 5.2 Identifying the Advantages and Disadvantages
• 5.3 Criteria Selection and Weighting
• 5.4 Data Collection and Assumptions
• 5.5 Assessing Criteria Values
• 5.6 Tallying the Results
• 5.7 Sensitivity and Assumption Analysis
• 5.8 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• 6 Articulating The Recommendation
• 6.1 The Elements of an Effective Recommendation
• 6.2 Articulating Your Recommendation
• 6.3 Decision Maker Considerations
• 6.4 Your Ego and Your Position
• 6.5 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• 7 Implementation and Beyond
• 7.1 Implementation
• 7.2 Supervision
• 7.3 Reassessment
• 7.4 Notes and Supplementary Readings
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Lewis G. Irwin is an assistant professor of public policy and political science at Duquesne University.