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03036cam a22003374a 4500 001 5B6DB6E46BFF11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090730152236 008 080828s2009 dcua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008037690 020 $a 0872899527 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780872899520 (pbk. : alk. paper) 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d CDX $d NOR $d IWA $d SILO 050 00 $a H97 B37 2009 100 1 $a Bardach, Eugene. 245 1 $a A practical guide for policy analysis : $b the eightfold path to more effective problem solving / $c Eugene Bardach. 250 $a 3rd ed. 260 $a Washington, D.C. : $b CQ Press, $c c2009. 300 $a xx, 162 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-154) and index. 505 00 $t Index. $t Introduction -- $g The $t eightfold path -- $t Overview of the book -- $g pt. 1. The $t eightfold path -- $t Step One : Define the problem -- $t Step two : Assemble some evidence -- $t Step three : Construct the alternatives -- $t Step four : Select the criteria -- $t Step five : Project the outcomes -- $t Step six : Confront the trade-offs -- $t Step seven : Decide! -- $t Step eight : Tell your story -- $g pt. 2. $t Assembling evidence -- $t Getting started -- $t Locating relevant sources -- $t Gaining access and engaging assistance -- $t Conducting a policy research interview -- $t Using language to characterize and calibrate -- $t Protecting credibility -- $t Strategic dilemmas of policy research -- $g pt. 3. $t "Smart (best) practices" research : understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else -- $t Develop realistic expectations -- $t Analyze smart practices -- $t Observe the practice -- $t Describe generic vulnerabilities -- $t But will it work here? -- $t Back to the eightfold path -- $t Appendix A : Specimen of a real-world policy analysis -- $t Preface -- $t Summary -- $t Appendix B : Things governments do -- $t Taxes -- $t Regulation -- $t Subsidies and grants -- $t Service provision -- $t Agency budgets -- $t Information -- $g The $t structure of private rights -- $g The $t framework of economic activity -- $t Education and consultation -- $t Financing and contracting -- $t Bureaucratic and political reforms -- $t Appendix C : Understanding public and nonprofit institutions : asking the right questions -- $t Mission -- $t Environment -- $t Performance measurement -- $t Technology -- $t Production/delivery processes -- $t Front-line workers and co-producers -- $t Partners and other outsiders -- $t Centralization/decentralization -- $t Culture and communications -- $t Politics -- $t Leadership -- $t Change -- $t Appendix D : Strategic advice on the dynamics of political support -- $t References -- $t Index. 650 0 $a Policy sciences. 650 0 $a Decision making. 650 0 $a Problem solving. 941 $a 4 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214043109.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231004011804.0 952 $l PMAX975 $d 20191119044154.0 952 $l URAX314 $d 20170609024902.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5B6DB6E46BFF11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search