The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis: Reissued with a new introduction by B. Guy Peters

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The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis is a classic work of the Public Policy discipline. Wildavsky’s emphasis on the values involved in public policies, as well as the need to build political understandings about the nature of policy, are as important for 21st century policymaking as they were in 1979. B. Guy Peters’ critical introduction provides the reader with context for the book, its main themes and contemporary relevance, and offers a guide to understanding a complex but crucial text. Front Matter ....Pages i-lii Front Matter ....Pages 1-6 Policy Analysis Is What Information Systems Are Not (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 7-23 Strategic Retreat on Objectives: Learning from Failure in American Public Policy (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 25-49 Policy as Its Own Cause (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 51-77 Coordination Without a Coordinator (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 79-103 Front Matter ....Pages 105-109 Between Planning and Politics: Intellect vs. Interaction as Analysis (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 111-142 A Bias Toward Federalism (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 143-157 Opportunity Costs and Merit Wants (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 159-191 Economy and Environment Rationality and Ritual (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 193-214 Front Matter ....Pages 215-221 The Self-Evaluating Organization (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 223-251 Skepticism and Dogma in the White House: Jimmy Carter’s Theory of Governing (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 253-267 Citizens as Analysts (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 269-299 Front Matter ....Pages 301-304 Doing Better and Feeling Worse: The Political Pathology of Health Policy (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 305-332 Learning from Education: If We’re Still Stuck on the Problems, Maybe We’re Taking the Wrong Exam (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 333-351 A Tax by Any Other Name: The Donor-Directed Automatic Percentage-Contribution Bonus, a Budget Alternative for Financing Governmental Support of Charity (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 353-380 Distribution of Urban Services (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 381-417 Analysis as Craft (Aaron Wildavsky)....Pages 419-443 Back Matter ....Pages 445-508