Beyond Machiavelli - Policy Analysis Reaches Midlife

Informationen zum Autor Beryl A. Radin is on the faculty of the Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University. She received the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association in 2012! and the H. George Frederickson Award for Lifetime Achievement and Continuous Contributions to Public Management Research from the Public Management Research Association in 2009. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration! editor of the Public Management and Change series at Georgetown University Press! and author of Challenging the Performance Movement and Federal Management Reform in a World of Contradictions. Klappentext Suitable for students! faculty! and practitioners! this title discusses the shifts in society's attitudes toward public action! the availability of resources to meet public needs! and the dimensions of policymaking. It looks at the possible dimensions of the policy analysis field and profession as it moves into the future. Zusammenfassung Suitable for students! faculty! and practitioners! this title discusses the shifts in society's attitudes toward public action! the availability of resources to meet public needs! and the dimensions of policymaking. It looks at the possible dimensions of the policy analysis field and profession as it moves into the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1. A Portrait of the Past 2. Policy Analysis Today: Dueling Swords 3. Policy Analysis in the 21st Century 4. Profiles of Practice 5. Dealing with Two Cultures: Politics and Analysis 6. The Tools of the Trade 7. Information -- Just Give Me the Facts? 8. The Policy Task 9. Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Index

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• Authors: Beryl Radin, Beryl A Radin, Beryl A. Radin, Beryl A. (Georgetown University) Radin, RADIN BERYL A, Radin Beryl A.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2013
• EAN: 9781589019584
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-958-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Beyond Machiavelli; Beyond Machiavelli
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, policy analysis;globalizatoin