The strategic perspective and long-term socioeconomic strategies for Israel : key methods with an application to aging / Steven W. Popper, Howard J. Shatz, Shmuel Abramzon, Claude Berrebi, Shira Efron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popper, Steven W., 1953- author.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-488-IPMO.

[Research report] ; RR-488-IPMO

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Government policy--Israel.

Aging.

Strategic planning.

Aging--Government policy.

Israel--Social policy.

Israel.

Social policy.

Israel--Econmic policy.

Strategic planning--Israel.

Aging--Economic aspects.

Aging--Social aspects.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 153 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2015]

Summary:

"RAND Corporation researchers provided support to an Israeli government team of high-level officials charged with improving the processes for long-term socioeconomic strategy within the government. This report highlights selected inputs the researchers made to the government team to summarize the essential mechanics and roles for bringing a strategic perspective to the consideration of policy. In doing so, it provides the example of problems associated with an aging population as an illustration of how one can use a strategic perspective in an analysis of policy choices. Israel will benefit from bringing a systemic strategic perspective into its policy process. The concept is integral to formal strategic planning but distinct; although the latter places emphasis on an output (a strategic plan), a strategic perspective is a process for bringing an analytical element into policy decisionmaking. A strategic perspective helps to bridge not only the gap between a short-term focus and longer-term outcomes but also that across ministerial portfolios and responsibilities. A strategic perspective typically begins with a vision of what a desirable future state of the world might be. Translating a vision into policy requires an understanding of the challenges to achieving the vision and employing processes for setting specific goals to meet those challenges, identifying indicators to measure both status and progress toward goals, and designing and implementing policy measures that will contribute to achievement of goals."--Back cover.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

The strategic perspective and socio-economic policy

Visions, goals, and strategic frameworks

Measurement and indicators of socio-economic outcomes in israel

Applying a strategic perspective

Scanning and initial questions

Information gathering and mapping the system: israeli and international experience with population aging

Dynamic analysis : focus on health care cost and dependency

Scenario building: first simple steps

Moving toward strategic planning and implementation

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Popper, Steven W., 1953- author. Strategic perspective and long-term socioeconomic strategies for Israel

ISBN:

9780833090737

0833090739

OCLC:

923793096