TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedman,Lee S.
TI  - Does Policy Analysis Matter?: Exploring Its Effectiveness in Theory and Practice
T2  - Wildavsky Forum Series
SN  - 9780520962538
AV  - H97.D63 2017 
U1  - 361.6/10973 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - United States - Government policy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. Public Policy Making and Public Policy Analysis -- 2. How Effective Is Policy Analysis? -- 3. Can Congress Do Policy Analysis? The Politics of Problem Solving on Capitol Hill -- 4. The Complicated and the Complex: Policy Analysis in an Era of Design -- 5. Summary and Future Directions -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
N2  - How well can democratic decision making incorporate the knowledge and expertise generated by public policy analysts? This book examines the historical development of policy analysis, as well as its use in legislative and regulatory bodies and in the federal executive branch. The essays show that policy-analytic expertise effectively improves governmental services only when it complements democratic decision making. When successful, policy analysis fosters valuable new ideas, better use of evidence, and greater transparency in decision processes
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