Does policy analysis matter? : exploring its effectiveness in theory and practice /

Does policy analysis matter? : exploring its effectiveness in theory and practice /

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Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 10 Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 10.
Subject:	Policy sciences -- United States -- Evaluation. Political planning -- United States. Government policy. Policy sciences -- Evaluation. Political planning. United States -- Government policy. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11910224

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Other authors / contributors:	Friedman, Lee S., editor, contributor.
ISBN:	9780520962538 0520962532 9780520287396 0520287401 9780520287402
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 31, 2017).
Summary:	"This book is about the effort to improve governmental policy-making through the development, beginning in the 1950s, of a new profession of advisors and public managers trained in public policy analysis and strategic public management. The use of such professionals has become commonplace at all levels of government within the United States and in many other countries around the world. A central question that we examine is this: what have we learned about the effects of this new profession on public policies and on policy making? Does policy analysis matter? Closely related to this central question is another one: does what we have learned offer lessons for whether and how policy analysis can be improved? Each of the essays in this book is designed to make us think better and harder about how to improve the practice and use of policy analysis. We consider what we have learned so far about whether and how policy analysis matters, how this learning helps to generate ideas for improving practice, and why learning more about this is an important agenda for future research"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Does policy analysis matter? Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520287396

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Summary:	How well can democratic decision making incorporate the knowledge and expertise generated by public policy analysts? This book examines the historical development of policy analysis, as well as its use in legislative and regulatory bodies and in the federal executive branch. The essays show that policy-analytic expertise effectively improves governmental services only when it complements democratic decision making. When successful, policy analysis fosters valuable new ideas, better use of evidence, and greater transparency in decision processes.<br> <br>
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520962538 0520962532 9780520287396 0520287401 9780520287402