A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis
The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving
- Eugene Bardach - University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Eric M. Patashnik - Brown University, USA
This is an excellent introductory text. It is accessible enough to use with my undergraduate students, but rigorous enough for graduate students. It does an excellent job walking students through the weeds of policy analysis. It is a good match for my course because it is able to teach students some of the practical challenges of policy analysis in a way that nicely complements the more theoretical approach of the rest of my course.
This is by far the best book of its kind. I have used it in my graduate courses on policy analysis for years. I will certainly continue to
use it. It provides a great mix of practical advice on top of a solid academic foundation and explains to students how to conduct a professional policy analysis in a step-by-step way.
