Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving (Fifth Edition) Download

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"The Practical Guide for Policy Analysis by Bardach" is the second in a series of ten books examining ten key issues in government. "This book provides an engaging and wise how-to guide that meets the primary challenge of policy analysis - combining scientific data with social objectives to craft truly practical, concrete solutions."

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The ten topics are Health, Society, Education, Environment, Politics, Technology, Business, Economics and Faith & Belief. The author contends that understanding these areas provides the basis for successful government. The Practical Guide for Policy Analysis by Bardach provides eleven chapters and includes references to additional resources.

The first chapter focuses on Health, with a brief introduction on what the subject really is and the problems it is attempting to address. The next chapter takes on the subject of education. The topic of politics then follows, and the last examines technology. The final chapter looks at business and its effects on society, with a brief concluding paragraph on faith and belief. This Practical Guide for Policy Analysis by Bardach is a well organized compilation of information with a variety of perspectives on each of the various topics covered.

The introduction and detailed discussion of each topic provide an overview and some context for the reader to better understand the topic. However, some of the arguments and data presented could use some further explanation or interpretation. The reader might also find it useful to have additional information about the authors or their background.