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Manufacturer: CQ Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.6
EAN: 9781568029238
ISBN: 1568029233
Label: CQ Press
Manufacturer: CQ Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 149
Publication Date: 2004-11-15
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date: 2004-11-15
Studio: CQ Press
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What do the Twenty-Dollar Bill Test and the Grandma Bessie Test have in common? Both are excellent, easily implemented strategies for producing high quality policy analysis. In his gem of a reference book, Eugene Bardach presents dozens of concrete tips, interesting case studies, and step-by-step strategies for the budding analyst as well as the seasoned professional. Readers learn how to:
- Define policy problems with clarity and accuracy.
- Economize on data collection.
- Gain access to and credibility in the field.
- Think creatively about policy alternatives.
- Apply and weigh evaluative criteria.
- Realistically estimate outcomes.
- Make cogent and persuasive recommendations to clients.
This edition s appendices include a sample document of real world policy analysis, a primer in how to talk the talk of policy analysis, and a cheat sheet of strategies for solving a host of policy problems. Used in the Berkeley policy program for more than twenty years, A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis has also become part of many a practitioner s permanent library.
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Summary: Strange Book
Comment: I wanted a basic book on policy and this is a book on the general problem solving method. The sub-title should become the book title:"The Eightfold Path to More Problem Solving." This book expands on the the very basic 3-step general problem solving method: (1) define the problem, (2) think of all the alternatives, (3) choose the best alternative.
When I get a book I take the key word in the title and look for the author's definition of that term so that I can understand their perspective. Amazingly, the author does not define "policy" in the book. Is policy different than a problem, a strategy, a plan, rules and regulations......?
I'll sell you my copy cheap!
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Summary: Bad Purchase
Comment: I do not want to say much about this book other than it is overly obvious in what it states. Also, I did not use this book much in my class, which adds to my negative impression of it.
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Summary: Great service, excellent product
Comment: Thank you. Interesting concepts in this book. I am finishing undergraduate work with a problem-solving project at work. The book is assigned reading. Very helpful.
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Summary: A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path To More Effective Problem Solving
Comment: This book explains the procedure of analyzing policy so it might be useful for someone to organize the procedure.
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Summary: Bardach is Bodacious
Comment: Bardach is the essential policy analysis book. Apparently a student of his took avid notes in class; that combined with his own journals made for the most trunkated version of any specialized policy book. Written much like a reference manual with his own quips about analysis, it is easy to read and most informative.
Ciao!
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