Power, knowledge, and politics : policy analysis in the states / John A. Hird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hird, John A.

Series:

American governance and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences--Research--United States--States.

Policy sciences.

Legislators--United States--States--Decision making.

Legislators.

Political planning--United States--States.

Political planning.

Government consultants--United States.

Government consultants.

Decision making.

Policy sciences--Research.

United States.

Research institutes--United States.

Research institutes.

Physical Description:

xvi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2005]

Summary:

In a unique comparative focus on state policy, Power, Knowledge, and Politics dissects the nature of the policy institutions that policymakers establish and analyzes the connection between policy research and how it is actually used in decision making. Hird probes the effects of politics and political institutions-parties, state political culture and dynamics, legislative and gubernatorial staffing, partisan think tanks, interest groups-on the nature and conduct of nonpartisan policy analysis. Through a comparative examination of institutions and testing theories of the use of policy analysis, Hird draws conclusions that are more useful than those derived from single cases.

Contents:

The development and limitations of policy analysis

Expertise and the use of policy analysis

Policy analysis in the states

Explaining variation in policy research organizations

Legislators and policy analysis

The effectiveness of non partisan policy research organizations

Conclusions and implications: the politics of policy analysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and index.

ISBN:

1589010485

1589010493

OCLC:

56671934