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A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving / Eugene Bardach, Eric M. Patashnik.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE, 2020Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xx, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781506368887 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
  • 1506368883 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.6
LOC classification:
  • H 97 B245p 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
Summary: Drawing on more than 40 years of experience with policy analysis, authors Eugene Bardach and Eric M. Patashnik use real-world examples to teach students how to be effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysts
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) H 97 B245p 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000165670

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.

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

Drawing on more than 40 years of experience with policy analysis, authors Eugene Bardach and Eric M. Patashnik use real-world examples to teach students how to be effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysts

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