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Power, knowledge, and politics : policy analysis in the states /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hird, John A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2005]
Series:American governance and public policy.
Subjects:
Policy sciences > Research > United States > States.
Legislators > United States > States > Decision making.
Political planning > United States > States.
Government consultants > United States.
Research institutes > United States.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The development and limitations of policy analysis
  • Expertise and the use of policy analysis
  • Policy analysis in the states
  • Explaining variation in policy research organizations
  • Legislators and policy analysis
  • The effectiveness of non partisan policy research organizations
  • Conclusions and implications: the politics of policy analysis.