A the eightfold path to more effective problem solving Bardach, Eugene 1940- creator Patashnik, Eric M. text bibliography dcu 2020 Sixth edition. monographic eng

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xx, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Drawing on more than 40 years of experience with policy analysis, authors Eugene Bardach and Eric M. Patashnik use real-world examples to teach students how to be effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysts The eightfold path. Step one: Define the problem ; Step two: Assemble some evidence ; Step three: Construct the alternatives ; Step four: Select the criteria ; Step five: Project the outcomes ; Step six: Confront the trade-offs ; Step seven: Stop, focus, narrow, deepen, decide! ; Step eight: Tell your story Assembling evidence. Getting started ; Locating relevant sources ; Gaining access and engaging assistance ; Conducting a policy research interview ; Using language to characterize and calibrate ; Protecting credibility ; Strategic dilemmas of policy research Handling a design problem. It's a production system ; Crosswalks from the eightfold path to "systems of action" ; Define the problem-focus on a primary outcome ; Construct the alternatives-configure the system's organizational structure and its operating processes ; Select the criteria-define the objectives to be achieved ; Project the outcomes-test whether it will work ; Confront the trade-offs-examine the system from multiple perspectives ; Design a transition strategy "Smart (best) practices" research: understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else. Develop realistic expectations ; Analyze smart practices ; Observe the practice ; Describe generic vulnerabilities ; But will it work here? ; Back to the eightfold path Appendix A. Things governments do Appendix B. Understanding public and non profit institutions: asking the right questions Appendix C. Strategic advice on the dynamics of gathering political support Appendix D. Tips for working with clients Appendix E. Suggestions for incorporating 'big data" and rigorous scientific evidence into policy analysis Eugene Bardach, Eric M. Patashnik. Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index. Policy sciences Ciencias políticas Decision making Toma de decisiones Problem solving Resolución de problemas H 97 B245p 2020 320.6 9781506368887 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1506368883 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 2018059104 DLC 190109 20230411090859.0 20804519 eng