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The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis
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The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis "Even after half a century of reading public policy works, if I were to be limited to one professional book, it would be The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis.Aaron Wildavsky, a founder of the field, was determined to teach its members to above all question 'received' wisdom.Criticism, while essential, is not enough, he counseled.Policy analysis must contribute to addressing problems.The mark of good public policy is whether today's problems are less divisive and more soluble than those previously faced.At the end of the 1970s, after two tumultuous decades of revolutionary policies affecting civil rights, social welfare and the environment, Wildavsky was positive about the contribution of policy.Can we come to the same judgement today?This book can teach the reader how to do the analysis.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wildavsky, A.
- Venue
- Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Published
- 1979
- OpenAlex
- W635813328
- Cited by
- 896
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 46.52
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Science and Policy Research
- Keywords
- policy analysis, Aaron Wildavsky, public policy, policy analysis methodology, civil rights policy, welfare policy, environmental policy
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