{"product_id":"contemporary-policy-analysis-michael-mintrom-9780199730964","title":"Contemporary Policy Analysis","description":"A groundbreaking interpretation of the field, \u003cem\u003eContemporary Policy Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e offers a state-of-the art look at what policy analysts do and how they can make the world a better place. The book is an indispensable resource for experienced policy analysts and an ideal core text for upper-level undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in policy analysis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eContemporary Policy Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e works from a project orientation, providing a thorough and nontechnical overview of the key concepts and analytical strategies employed by policy analysts. Opening with coverage of what policy analysts do, what governments do, and government policy objectives, the first section of the book then discusses how to manage policy projects, present policy advice, and perform ethical policy analysis. The second section presents a set of core analytical strategies, featuring chapters on the analysis of markets, market failure, government failure, comparative institutional analysis, cost-benefit analysis, implementation analysis, and--unique to this survey--gender analysis and race analysis. Each of these strategy chapters includes a step-by-step guide to performing the analysis, incorporating an example from the policy literature that follows the steps and shows how the strategy can illuminate current policy issues. In addition, the chapters are enhanced by exercises and suggestions for class projects and policy research seminars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Mintrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199730962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199730964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Michael Mintrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48991641633023,"sku":"9780199730964","price":153.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-policy-analysis-michael-mintrom-9780199730964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}