Name: A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis
Price: 58 USD
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ISBN: 9781071884133

Published by CQ Press, A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis, 7th Edition, is an instructional public policy textbook designed to guide analysts through structured problem solving. Authors Eugene S. Bardach and Eric M. Patashnik present an Eightfold Path framework that translates policy challenges into manageable analytical steps.

The core methodology centers on eight sequential stages of policy work. Readers learn systematic procedures for defining the problem, assembling evidence, constructing policy alternatives, selecting criteria, projecting outcomes, confronting trade-offs, narrowing focus, and telling the story.

Part I of this 232-page volume includes new case studies that demonstrate how to apply these analytical concepts in concrete scenarios. The text provides a clear methodological foundation for introductory and advanced policy studies.

Chapter PART I: THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
Chapter PART II: ASSEMBLING EVIDENCE
Chapter PART III: HANDLING A DESIGN PROBLEM
Chapter PART IV: “SMART (BEST) PRACTICES” RESEARCH: UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING USE OF WHAT LOOK LIKE GOOD IDEAS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE
Chapter APPENDIX A: SPECIMEN OF A REAL-WORLD POLICY ANALYSIS
Chapter APPENDIX B: THINGS GOVERNMENTS DO
Chapter APPENDIX C: UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS: ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
Chapter APPENDIX D: TIPS FOR DOING POLICY ANALYSIS IN A POLARIZED AGE
Chapter APPENDIX E: TIPS FOR WORKING WITH CLIENTS
Chapter APPENDIX F: SUGGESTIONS FOR INCORPORATING “BIG DATA” AND RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE INTO POLICY ANALYSIS