Public Policy Analysis, 5th Edition

Public Policy Analysis, the most widely cited book on the subject, provides readers with a comprehensive methodology of public policy analysis.

 

Starting from the premise that policy analysis is an applied social science discipline designed for solving practical problems facing public and nonprofit organizations, the book bridges the gap between theory and practice. It provides practical skills for conducting policy analysis and communicating findings through memos, position papers, and other forms of structured analytical writing. The book asks readers to critically anazlye the arguments of policy practitioners as well as political scientists, economists, and political philosophers.

PART I      METHODOLOGY OF POLICYANALYSIS

                                             

CHAPTER 1    The Process of Policy Analysis

CHAPTER 2    Policy Analysis in the Policy Process     

 

PART II     METHODS OF POLICY ANALYSIS       

 

CHAPTER 3     Structuring Policy Problems                   

CHAPTER 4     Forecasting Expected Policy Outcomes

CHAPTER 5     Prescribing Preferred Policies

CHAPTER 6     Monitoring Observed Policy Outcomes

CHAPTER 7     Evaluating Policy Performance

 

PART III       METHODS OF POLICY COMMUNICATION

 

CHAPTER 8     Developing Policy Arguments

CHAPTER 9     Communicating Policy Analysis

 

APPENDIX 1   The Policy Issue Paper

APPENDIX 2   The Executive Summary

APPENDIX 3   Policy Memorandum    

APPENDIX 4   Planning Oral Briefings