This practical guide for doing policy analysis is written for academics who want to get their research to the attention of decision-makers in the public sector, or who want to train their students in the skills necessary to undertake policy-relevant research. Readers will learn: how to prepare an unbiased description of a problem to be studied;. the various diagnostic techniques;. the rules for designing policy prescriptions;. how to use formal forecasting models;. how to reach consensus over fiscal and benefits analysis; how to do costs and benefits analysis strategies for the effective communication of policy analysis.

Figuring Out What to Say

A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of soldiers.

—Sebastien Chamfort, Maximes par Chamfort ...
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