Policy Analysis for Practice Applying Social Policy

Name: Policy Analysis for Practice Applying Social Policy
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ISBN: 9781861348258

ISBN-10: 1861348258

ISBN-13: 9781861348258

Edition: 2006

Authors: Paul Spicker

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Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Publication date: 6/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Notes on the author



The nature of policy analysis


Policy analysis


The work of the policy analyst


Policy analysis and social science


Skills for policy analysis


The role of the policy analyst



The policy process


Policy making


Setting policy


The policy cycle



Strategic policy making


The structure of a policy analysis


Strategic planning



Aims, values and goals


The mission


Values


Aims


Goals



Assessing the environment I: qualitative interpretation


Checking existing sources


Stakeholders


Key actors


Research methods: obtaining information


Consultation


Interpreting and processing qualitative data



Assessing the environment 2: quantitative interpretation


Indicators


Enumerations and censuses


Need assessment


Forecasting



Methods, constraints and resources


Government action


Constraints


Resources


Decisions about methods



Selecting methods: value for money


Effectiveness, efficiency and value for money


Distributive issues



Analysing implementation


Understanding implementation


Administration


Process evaluation


The art of the possible



The evaluation of policy


Summative and formative evaluation


Criteria for evaluation


Evaluation research


User perspectives


Approaches to evaluation


Policy analysis: developing a checklist


References


Index