Policy Analysis

Informationen zum Autor David Weimer is Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Aidan R. Vining is CNABS Professor of Business and Government Relsations at Simon Fraser University, Canada. Klappentext Often described as a Public Policy `bible, Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it ever was. Now in its 6th edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for, and the limitations to, public policy. Zusammenfassung Often described as a public policy bible, Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it ever was. Now in its sixth edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for and the limitations to public policy. It offers practical advice about how to do policy analysis, but goes a bit deeper to demonstrate the application of advanced analytical techniques through the use of case studies. Updates to this edition include: A chapter dedicated to distinguishing between policy analysis, policy research, stakeholder analysis, and research about the policy process An extensively updated chapter on policy problems as market and governmental failure that explores the popularity of Uber and its consequences The presentation of a property rights perspective in the chapter on government supply to help show the goal tensions that arise from mixed ownership An entirely new chapter on performing analysis from the perspective of a public agency and a particular program within the agency's portfolio: public agency strategic analysis (PASA) A substantially rewritten chapter on costbenefit analysis, to better prepare students to become producers and consumers of the types of costbenefit analyses they will encounter in regulatory analysis and social policy careers A new introductory case with a debriefing that provides advice to help students immediately begin work on their own projects Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practices remains a comprehensive, serious, and rich introduction to policy analysis for students in public policy, public administration, and business programs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis Chapter 1: Preview Chapter 2: What is Policy Analysis? Chapter 3: Toward Professional Ethics Part 2: Conceptual Foundations for Problem Analysis Chapter 4: Efficiency and the Idealized Competitive Model Chapter 5: Rationales for Public Policy: Market Failures Chapter 6: Rationales for Public Policy: Other Limitations of the Competitive Framework Chapter 7: Rationales for Public Policy: Distributional and Other Goals Chapter 8: Limits to Public Intervention: Government Failures Chapter 9: Policy Problems as Market and Government Failure: The Madison Taxicab Policy Analysis Example Part 3: Conceptual Foundations for Solution Analysis Chapter 10: Correcting Market and Government Failures: Generic Policies Chapter 11: Adoption Chapter 12: Implementation Chapter 13: Government Supply: Drawing Organizational Boundaries Part 4: Doing Policy Analysis Chapter 14: Gathering Information for Policy Analysis Chapter 15: Landing on Your Feet: Organizing Your Policy Analysis Chapter 16: Case Study: The Canadian Pacific Salmon Fisher Chapter 17: Cost-Benefit Analysis: Assessing Efficiency Chapter 18: Public Agency Strategic Analysis: Identifying Opportunities for Increasing Social Value Part 5: Conclusion Chapter 19: Doing Well and Doing Good ...

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David Weimer is Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Aidan R. Vining is CNABS Professor of Business and Government Relsations at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

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Often described as a Public Policy 'bible,' Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it ever was. Now in its 6th edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for, and the limitations to, public policy.

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Part 1: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis

Chapter 1: Preview

Chapter 2: What is Policy Analysis?

Chapter 3: Toward Professional Ethics

Part 2: Conceptual Foundations for Problem Analysis

Chapter 4: Efficiency and the Idealized Competitive Model

Chapter 5: Rationales for Public Policy: Market Failures

Chapter 6: Rationales for Public Policy: Other Limitations of the Competitive Framework

Chapter 7: Rationales for Public Policy: Distributional and Other Goals

Chapter 8: Limits to Public Intervention: Government Failures

Chapter 9: Policy Problems as Market and Government Failure: The Madison Taxicab Policy Analysis Example

Part 3: Conceptual Foundations for Solution Analysis

Chapter 10: Correcting Market and Government Failures: Generic Policies

Chapter 11: Adoption

Chapter 12: Implementation

Chapter 13: Government Supply: Drawing Organizational Boundaries

Part 4: Doing Policy Analysis

Chapter 14: Gathering Information for Policy Analysis

Chapter 15: Landing on Your Feet: Organizing Your Policy Analysis

Chapter 16: Case Study: The Canadian Pacific Salmon Fisher

Chapter 17: Cost-Benefit Analysis: Assessing Efficiency

Chapter 18: Public Agency Strategic Analysis: Identifying Opportunities for Increasing Social Value

Part 5: Conclusion

Chapter 19: Doing Well and Doing Good