Bardach, Eugene.

A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving / eng Eugene Bardach. - 2nd ed. - Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2005. - xviii, 149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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: decide! -- Step eight: tell your story -- Assembling evidence -- "Smart (best) practices" research : understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else.

1568029233 (alk. paper)


Policy sciences.
Decision making.
Problem solving.

H97 / .B37 2005

352.7 / BAR