
Analyzing Public Policy
Concepts, Tools, and Techniques
Dipak K. Gupta(Author)
CQ Press
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-60426-570-5 (ISBN)
Description
Solving complex policy issues requires an analyst to balance constituents' needs with the political and economic realities of governance. In Gupta's foundational text, each concept - whether it's research design, forecasting, or cost-benefit analysis - is illustrated with recent cases such as the 2008 banking crisis and a GAO report on poverty, allowing students to master a skill and understand its real world application. Expanded coverage of the issues of measurement that arise in economic analyses helps to emphasize the subjective considerations within the decision-making process. New chapters include coverage of the social goals of public policy and how to reconcile divergent views of analysts and policymakers. Students benefit from tables, figures, key terms, and exercises, and instructor's resources include these graphics in electronic format and a solutions manual.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
854 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60426-570-5 (9781604265705)
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Person
Dipak Gupta is Fred J. Hansen Professor of Peace Studies, the Distinguished Professor in Political Science, and is the director of a multidisciplinary undergraduate program, International Security & Conflict Resolution (ISCOR) at San Diego State University. The author of eight books and over one hundred other publications, he specializes in ethnic conflict, terrorism, and public policy.