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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I THE EIGHTFOLD PATH
Step One: Define the Problem
Step Two: Assemble Some Evidence
Step Three: Construct the Alternatives
Step Four: Select the Criteria
Step Five: Project the Outcomes
Step Six: Confront the Trade-Offs
Step Seven: Stop, Focus, Narrow, Deepen, Decide!
Step Eight: Tell Your Story
PART II ASSEMBLING EVIDENCE
Getting Started
Locating Relevant Sources
Gaining Access and Engaging Assistance
Conducting a Policy Research Interview
Using Language to Characterize and Calibrate
Protecting Credibility
Strategic Dilemmas of Policy Research
PART III HANDLING A DESIGN PROBLEM
It's a Production System
Crosswalks to the Eightfold Path
Define the Problem—Focus on a Primary Outcome
Construct the Alternatives—Configure the System’s Organizational Structure and Its Operating Processes
Select the Criteria—Define the Objectives to Be Achieved
Project the Outcomes—Test Whether It Will Work
Confront the Trade-Offs—Examine the System from Multiple Perspectives
Design a Transition Strategy
PART IV “SMART (BEST) PRACTICES” RESEARCH: UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING USE OF WHAT LOOK LIKE GOOD IDEAS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE
Develop Realistic Expectations
Analyze Smart Practices
Observe the Practice
Describe Generic Vulnerabilities
But Will It Work Here?
Back to the Eightfold Path
APPENDIX A SPECIMEN OF A REAL-WORLD POLICY ANALYSIS
Preface
Summary
Reducing Consumption: More Enforcement against Typical Dealers
Reducing Consumption: More Enforcement against Higher-Level Dealers
Reducing Cocaine-Related Crime
Conclusion
Appendix B THINGS GOVERNMENTS DO
Taxes
Regulation
Subsidies and Grants
Service Provision
Agency Budgets
Information
The Structure of Private Rights
The Framework of Economic Activity
Education and Consultation
Financing and Contracting
Bureaucratic and Political Reforms
APPENDIX C UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS: ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
Mission
Environment
Performance Measurement
Technology
Production/Delivery Processes
Frontline Workers
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A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving by Eugene Bardach. ISBN 9781483359458. Published by CQ Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.