A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving

by Eric M. Patashnik and Eugene Bardach

Book Overview

Just when you thought a great book couldn't get any better, Eugene Bardach improves his "gem" of a handbook. Presenting dozens of concrete tips, interesting case studies, and step-by-step strategies for the budding analyst as well as the seasoned professional, Bardach's eightfold approach encapsulates more than 20 years of teaching and guiding students towards effective, accurate, and persuasive policy analysis. Some of the enhancements to this edition?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872899527
• ISBN13: 9780872899520
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very useful book

The book is useful for my work and easy to read. It also provides concise and details information.

Great service, excellent product

Thank you. Interesting concepts in this book. I am finishing undergraduate work with a problem-solving project at work. The book is assigned reading. Very helpful.

Bardach is Bodacious

Bardach is the essential policy analysis book. Apparently a student of his took avid notes in class; that combined with his own journals made for the most trunkated version of any specialized policy book. Written much like a reference manual with his own quips about analysis, it is easy to read and most informative. Ciao! ef2

A great analysis guide

This is a great book for anyone going into the field of policy analysis. Very intuitive, without jargon.

A treatise on analyzing policies for any business

Eugene Bardach's A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path To More Effective Problem Solving is a treatise on analyzing policies for any business. Bardach offers a very carefully written and informative text, enhanced with extensive suggestions, examples, explanations, footnotes, and in-depth problem-solving plans. Intended to help the reader learn the management skills of an executive, A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis concentrates an amazing amount of versatile wisdom into a mere 102 pages. A recommended guide for anyone who must learn to deal with high-stakes or high-stress daily crossroads.