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Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice

Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice


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Often described as a public policy "bible," Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it ever was. Now in a thoroughly revised seventh edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for and the limitations to public policy. It offers practical advice about how to do policy analysis, and goes a bit deeper to demonstrate the application of advanced analytical techniques through the use of case studies. Updates to this edition include: An all-new introductory case on corporate taxation; Consideration of addiction as a rationale for public policy; Discussion of public policy issues related to platforms and intermediation, especially to digital service delivery; Updated discussion of information gathering from the perspectives of internal and external validity; An updated British Columbia salmon fishery case. The textbook is supported by online materials for instructors, including suggestions for and examples of course policy projects, a project assessment template, sample instructions to students for preparing policy reports, as well as discussion questions and answers for each chapter. Cases that have been removed from the seventh edition remain available on the book’s webpage. Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practices remains a comprehensive, serious, and rich introduction to policy analysis for students in public policy, public administration, and business programs.

Table of Contents:
PART I: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis 1 Preview 2 What is Policy Analysis? 3 Toward Professional Ethics PART II: Conceptual Foundations for Problem Analysis 4 Efficiency and the Idealized Competitive Model 5 Rationales for Public Policy: Market Failures 6 Rationales for Public Policy: Other Limitations of the Competitive Framework 7 Rationales for Public Policy: Distributional and Other Goals 8 Limits to Public Intervention: Government Failures 9 Policy Problems as Market and Government Failures: Regulating Platforms PART III: Conceptual Foundations for Solution Analysis 10 Correcting Market and Government Failures: Generic Policies 11 Adoption 12 Implementation 13 Government Provision: Drawing Organizational Boundaries PART IV: Doing Policy Analysis 14 Gathering Information for Policy Analysis 15 Landing on Your Feet: Organizing a Policy Analysis 16 Case Study: The Canadian Pacific Salmon Fishery 17 Cost– Benefit Analysis: Assessing Efficiency 18 Public Agency Strategic Analysis: Identifying Opportunities for Increasing Social Value PART V: Conclusion 19 Doing Well and Doing Good

About the Author :
David L. Weimer is Edwin E. Witte Professor of Political Economy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His contributions to public policy scholarship have been widely recognized as he has received the Policy Field Distinguished Contribution Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management and the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society for Benefit–Cost Analysis. Aidan R. Vining is Emeritus CNABS Professor of Business and Government Relations at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is a winner of the John Vanderkamp Prize (Canadian Economics Association) and the J.E. Hodgetts Award (Institute of Public Administration of Canada). He has published widely.

Review :
"Weimer and Vining's Policy Analysis has long been a core textbook for students learning policy analysis and for good reason. Policy Analysis has a balanced approach of teaching core economic principles, demonstrating the important role of politics of adoption and implementation, and training students in key research and communication skills needed to construct applied analyses. This new edition maintains the core strengths and includes updated cases studies, new research on addiction as a policy rationale, and an updated chapter on gathering evidence to support policy making. It remains a classic." Andrew Pennock, University of Virginia, USA"This new condensed edition effectively provides well-structured foundations to new readers in better understanding the subject of policy analysis supported by theoretical frameworks explained separately for problem analysis and solution analysis. The book ensures its relevance to the wide audience of policy makers, experts and graduate students with diverse backgrounds dealing with policy issues." Veli Kreci, South East European University, North Macedonia"Since 1992, Weimer and Vining's Policy Analysis has been the most thorough, comprehensive, and respected textbook for serious students of public policy. The book provides a detailed understanding of theory and practice in addressing society's complex and contemporary public problems. The seventh edition continues to underscore the critical importance of professional policy analysis in informing the changing world of governance and analytics." Michael A. Pagano, Dean Emeritus, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois Chicago, USA "Policy Analysis is an essential text for students and practitioners in the field of public policy. While many authors offer excellent guidance on the practice of policy analysis, Weimer and Vining go beyond practice to show us how economic theory provides a theoretical foundation for our work and the tools to better align the problems we face with effective solutions." Mia Bird, Assistant Research Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, USA"Intensified uncertainty makes policy analysis a must for those who seek to improve public well-being. Weimer and Vining, once again not only lay the foundations of policy analysis but also provoke us with state-of-the-art policy analysis." Anat Gofen, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781032756677
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 478
  • Weight: 911 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1032756675
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Concepts and Practice
  • Width: 178 mm


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