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_qpbk. : alk. paper
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049 _aBAUN_MERKEZ
050 0 4 _aH97
_b.B37 2009
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100 1 _aBardach, Eugene
245 1 2 _aA practical guide for policy analysis :
_bthe eightfold path to more effective problem solving /
_cEugene Bardach
250 _a3rd ed
264 1 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bCQ Press,
_c[2009]
264 4 _c©2009
300 _axx, 162 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index
505 0 0 _tPreface --
_tIntroduction --
_gThe
_teightfold path --
_tOverview of the book --
_gpart 1. The
_teightfold path --
_tStep One : Define the problem --
_tStep two : Assemble some evidence --
_tStep three : Construct the alternatives --
_tStep four : Select the criteria --
_tStep five : Project the outcomes --
_tStep six : Confront the trade-offs --
_tStep seven : Decide! --
_tStep eight : Tell your story --
_gpart 2.
_tAssembling evidence --
_tGetting started --
_tLocating relevant sources --
_tGaining access and engaging assistance --
_tConducting a policy research interview --
_tUsing language to characterize and calibrate --
_tProtecting credibility --
_tStrategic dilemmas of policy research --
_gpart 3.
_t"Smart (best) practices" research : understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else --
_tDevelop realistic expectations --
_tAnalyze smart practices --
_tObserve the practice --
_tDescribe generic vulnerabilities --
_tBut will it work here? --
_tBack to the eightfold path --
505 0 0 _tAppendix A : Specimen of a real-world policy analysis --
_tPreface --
_tSummary --
_tAppendix B : Things governments do --
_tTaxes --
_tRegulation --
_tSubsidies and grants --
_tService provision --
_tAgency budgets --
_tInformation --
_gThe
_tstructure of private rights --
_gThe
_tframework of economic activity --
_tEducation and consultation --
_tFinancing and contracting --
_tBureaucratic and political reforms --
_tAppendix C : Understanding public and nonprofit institutions : asking the right questions --
_tMission --
_tEnvironment --
_tPerformance measurement --
_tTechnology --
_tProduction/delivery processes --
_tFront-line workers and co-producers --
_tPartners and other outsiders --
_tCentralization/decentralization --
_tCulture and communications --
_tPolitics --
_tLeadership --
_tChange --
_tAppendix D : Strategic advice on the dynamics of political support --
_tReferences --
_tIndex
650 0 _aPolicy sciences
650 0 _aDecision making
650 0 _aProblem solving
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900 _bsatın
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