A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving /: the eightfold path to more effective problem solving. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eugene Bardach.
• Other Names: Bardach, Eugene
• Contents: Introduction; The Eightfold Path; Overview of the Book; PART ONE: 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: Decide!; Step Eight: Tell Your Story; PART TWO: 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; PART THREE: “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: Specimen of a Real-World Policy Analysis; Appendix B: Things Governments Do; Appendix C: Understanding Public and Nonprofit Institutions: Asking the Right Questions; Appendix D: Strategic Advice on the Dynamics of Gathering Political Support
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 320.6; Policy sciences; Decision making; Problem solving
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452286990
• Related ISBNs: 145228699X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.