Policy Analysis in the United States

ISBN-13: 9781447333821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 384 str.

John A. Hird

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IIntroduction ~ John A. Hird Part One: History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in the United States Policy analysis in the United States ~ David Weimer The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States ~ Beryl A. Radin The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice ~ Frank Fischer Reflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States ~ Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. Part Two: Policy analysis by governments The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. Federal Government ~ Rebecca A. Maynard Policy analysis in the states ~ Gary VanLandingham Policy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level ~ Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, and Kuang-Ting Tai; Committees and legislatures ~ Philip Joyce Part Three: Policy analysis outside of government Policy advisory committees: an operational view ~ Michael Holland and Julia Lane Public opinion and public policy in the United States ~ Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby Political parties and policy analysis ~ Zachary Albert and Raymond J. La Raja Policy analysis by corporations and trade associations ~ Erik Godwin, Kenneth Godwin, and Scott Ainsworth Policy analysis and the nonprofit sector ~ Steven Rathgeb Smith The media ~ Annelise Russell and Maxwell McCombs Think tanks and policy analysis ~ Andrew Rich Part Four: Policy analysis education and impact internationally Public policy education in the United States ~ Michael O’Hare The status of the profession: the role of PhD And Masters programs in public policy education ~ Nadia Rubaii The influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience ~ B. Guy Peters