"This multidisciplinary synthesis of concepts and methods of public policy analysis takes a systematic approach to creation, critical assessment, and communication of policy-relevant knowledge. ... stresses the process of formulating policy problems as crucial step in solving them. In addition, he emphasizes the need to understand the political contexts in which policy analysis is practiced, and the application of policy analysis in increasingly complex societies"--Back cover.
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"This multidisciplinary synthesis of concepts and methods of public policy analysis takes a systematic approach to creation, critical assessment, and communication of policy-relevant knowledge. ... stresses the process of formulating policy problems as crucial step in solving them. In addition, he emphasizes the need to understand the political contexts in which policy analysis is practiced, and the application of policy analysis in increasingly complex societies"--Back cover.