A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving /: the eightfold path to more effective problem solving. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eugene Bardach, Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, Eric M. Patashnik, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia.
• Other Names: Bardach, Eugene; Patashnik, Eric M
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I 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; PART II 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 III HANDLING A DESIGN PROBLEM; It's a Production System; Crosswalks to the Eightfold Path; 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; PART IV “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; Preface; Summary; Reducing Consumption: More Enforcement against Typical Dealers; Reducing Consumption: More Enforcement against Higher-Level Dealers; Reducing Cocaine-Related Crime; Conclusion; Appendix B THINGS GOVERNMENTS DO; Taxes; Regulation; Subsidies and Grants; Service Provision; Agency Budgets; Information; The Structure of Private Rights; The Framework of Economic Activity; Education and Consultation; Financing and Contracting; Bureaucratic and Political Reforms; APPENDIX C UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS: ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS; Mission; Environment; Performance Measurement; Technology; Production/Delivery Processes; Frontline Workers and Co-Producers; Partners and Other Outsiders; Centralization/Decentralization; Culture and Communications; Politics; Leadership; Change; APPENDIX D STRATEGIC ADVICE ON THE DYNAMICS OF GATHERING POLITICAL SUPPORT; Sequencing; Timing; APPENDIX E TIPS FOR WORKING WITH CLIENTS; References; Index;
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 320.6; Policy sciences; Decision making; Problem solving
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483359472; 1483359476
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