Description: Policy Analysis : Concepts and Practice by Weimer, David L.. Third Edition. ISBN 0131090836. (Note: There are new versions of this book. The book for sale here is the 3rd edition).This is a 1999 paperback. . Book measures about 9 x 6 x 1 inches and weighs about 1 pound 6 ounces, not including shipping materials. Ships media mail. From a smoke free home. Thanks for looking. Synopsis: This introduction to both the hows and whys of the practices of public policy provides reality-based practical advice about how to actually conduct policy analysis and demonstrates the application of advanced analytic techniques. Covers such topics as Efficiency and the Idealized Competitive Model; Rationales for Public Policy (Market Failures, Other Limitations of the Competitive Framework, and Distributional and Other Goals); Limits to Public Intervention: Government Failures; Correcting Market and Government Failures: Generic Policies; How to Confront Policy Problems; Goals/Alternatives Matrices: Some Examples from CBO Studies; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Thinking Strategically About Adoption and Implementation; Benefit- Cost Analysis in Bureaucratic Settings: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve; When Statistics Count: Revising the Lead Standard for Gasoline. For anyone involved in Policy Analysis, Public Policy, Public Finance, Cost-Benefit Analysis.
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Unit Type: Unit
Subject Area: Political Science
Era: 1990s
Country: USA
Personalized: No
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Age Level: Adults, Young Adults
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: one
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Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.9in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Aidan Vining, David L. Weimer
Publication Name: Policy Analysis : concepts and Practice
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 486 Pages
