Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction

Preface to the Third Edition CHAPTER 1: The Process of Policy Analysis * The Process of Policy Inquiry * Multidisciplinary Policy Analysis* Policy-Relevant Information* Policy-Informational Transformations* Policy-Analytic Methods* Three Cases of Policy Analysis* Forms of Policy Analysis* Retrospective and Prospective Analysis* Descriptive and Normative Analysis* Problem Finding and Problem Solving * Segmented and Integrative * The Practice of Policy Analysis* Reconstructed Logic versus * Methodological Opportunity Costs* Critical Thinking and Public Policy * The Structure of Policy Arguments* Dynamics of Argumentation, Public Discourse, and Debate * Chapter Summary * Learning Objectives * Key Terms and…