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- A recognized classic of Public Policy
- Provides essential background to Wildavsky
- B. Guy Peters' introduction makes this important work accessible to a new generation of students
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Social Interaction Versus Intellectual Cogitation
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Dogma Versus Skepticism
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Policy Analysis
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About this book
Reviews
“Aaron Wildavsky’s The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis is an essential reading in public policy and has influenced numerous cohorts of students in the United States and other world regions. The book is as timely as it was upon its first publication and Guy Peters is the most suitable scholar to put the book in context.” (Jale Tosun, Professor of Political Science, Institute of Political Science, University of Heidelberg, Germany)
“Even after half a century of reading public policy works, if I were to be limited to one professional book, it would be The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis.Aaron Wildavsky, a founder of the field, was determined to teach its members to above all question ‘received' wisdom. Criticism, while essential, is not enough, he counseled. Policy analysis must contribute to addressing problems. The mark of good public policy is whether today’s problems are less divisive and more soluble than those previously faced. At the end of the 1970’s, after two tumultuous decades of revolutionary policies affecting civil rights, social welfare and the environment, Wildavsky was positive about the contribution of policy. Can we come to the same judgement today? This book can teach the reader how to do the analysis.” ( Helen Ingram, Professor Emerita in Planning, Policy, and Design and Political Science, University of California, Irvine, USA)
Authors, Editors and Affiliations
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Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, USA
B. Guy Peters
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University of California, Berkeley , Berkeley, USA
Aaron Wildavsky
About the editor
Aaron Wildavsky (1930-1993) was Professor of Political Science at the University of California Berkeley, USA, and founding dean of its Goldman School of Public Policy. Wildavsky received honorary doctorates from a number of universities, including Yale and the University of Bologna. His book, Politics of the Budgetary Process, was recognized by the American Society for Public Administration as one of the most influential works in the field.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Art and Craft of Policy Analysis
Book Subtitle: Reissued with a new introduction by B. Guy Peters
Authors: Aaron Wildavsky
Editors: B. Guy Peters
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58619-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58618-2Published: 12 September 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58619-9Published: 18 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LII, 508
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations, Governance and Government, Legislative and Executive Politics, US Politics, Political History, Political Theory