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| Preface to the Third Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Emergence of a Field | |
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| The Historical Background | |
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| From Technique to Policy Analysis | |
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| The Analyst in the Policy Process | |
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| Rationality and Decision Making | |
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| Policy Analysis: A Thumbnail Sketch | |
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| Ideology and Policy Analysis | |
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| How Policy Analysis Is Used | |
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| Policy Analysis: Techniques, Values, and Effects | |
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| The Policy Process | |
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| Policy Analysis and the Policy Process | |
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| The Cultural Setting of Policy Analysis | |
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| Liberty and Equality: The Politics of Conscience and the Politics of Interest | |
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| Conscience and Interest in Ethical Theory | |
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| The Politics of Conscience Today | |
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| The Politics of Interest | |
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| Equality and Public Policy | |
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| Cleavage within the Politics of Conscience | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Ethics and Public Policy Analysis | |
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| Deontology and Utilitarianism | |
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| Casuistry | |
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| Some Cases | |
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| American Democracy and the Fragmentation of Consensus | |
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| The "New Class" and Postmaterial Values | |
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| What Have You Done for Me Lately? | |
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| Realignment, Dealignment, or What? | |
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| The Party Organization: Resurrection or Requiem? | |
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| The Policy Process | |
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| Policy Analysis and the Political Arena | |
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| An Incremental Policy Process | |
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| A Fragmented Congress: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same | |
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| The Presidency: The Problem of Fragmentation in the "Leadership" Branch | |
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| The Crisis of Fragmented Government: The Loss of Fiscal Discipline | |
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| Policy Analysis and Political Uncertainty | |
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| Policy Devolution and Policy Analysis | |
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| A National Policy Focus | |
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| Increasing State Influence | |
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| The 1994 Elections | |
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| State Policy Initiatives | |
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| Private-Sector Policy Groups | |
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| Think Tanks and Policy Analysis | |
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| The Policy Analyst in the Private Sector | |
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| An Expanded Policy Arena: Prospects and Concerns | |
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| Policy Analysis in the Judicial Process | |
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| The Judicial Process | |
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| Approaches to Legal Reasoning | |
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| Sources of Judicial Activism | |
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| Examples of Judicial Activism: Social and Technological Change | |
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| The Limits of Judicial Power | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Structural Reform | |
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| Anticipating the Policy Process | |
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| Moving toward the Public Good | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |