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A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving / Eugene Bardach, University of California, Berkeley, Eric M. Patashnik, Brown University.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bardach, Eugene, author.
- Patashnik, Eric M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Policy sciences.
- Decision making.
- Problem solving.
- Decision Making.
- Problem Solving.
- Medical Subjects:
- Decision Making.
- Problem Solving.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 190 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press ; London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications, [2020]
- Contents:
- The eightfold path. Step one: Define the problem ; Step two: Assemble some evidence ; Step three: Construct the alternatives ; Step four: Select the criteria ; Step five: Project the outcomes ; Step six: Confront the trade-offs ; Step seven: Stop, focus, narrow, deepen, decide! ; Step eight: Tell your story
- Assembling evidence. Getting started ; Locating relevant sources ; Gaining access and engaging assistance ; Conducting a policy research interview ; Using language to characterize and calibrate ; Protecting credibility ; Strategic dilemmas of policy research
- Handling a design problem. It's a production system ; Crosswalks from the eightfold path to "systems of action" ; Define the problem-focus on a primary outcome ; Construct the alternatives-configure the system's organizational structure and its operating processes ; Select the criteria-define the objectives to be achieved ; Project the outcomes-test whether it will work ; Confront the trade-offs-examine the system from multiple perspectives ; Design a transition strategy
- "Smart (best) practices" research: understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else. Develop realistic expectations ; Analyze smart practices ; Observe the practice ; Describe generic vulnerabilities ; But will it work here? ; Back to the eightfold path
- Appendix A. Things governments do
- Appendix B. Understanding public and non profit institutions: asking the right questions
- Appendix C. Strategic advice on the dynamics of gathering political support
- Appendix D. Tips for working with clients
- Appendix E. Suggestions for incorporating 'big data" and rigorous scientific evidence into policy analysis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bardach, Eugene. Practical guide for policy analysis.
- ISBN:
- 9781506368863 (electronic bk.)
- 1506368867 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99993244546
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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