From the Book - 3rd edition.
pt. 1. The eightfold path
Step One : Define the problem
Step two : Assemble some evidence
Step three : Construct the alternatives
Step four : Select the criteria
Step five : Project the outcomes
Step six : Confront the trade-offs
Step eight : Tell your story
pt. 2. Assembling evidence
Locating relevant sources
Gaining access and engaging assistance
Conducting a policy research interview
Using language to characterize and calibrate
Strategic dilemmas of policy research
pt. 3. "Smart (best) practices" research : understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else
Develop realistic expectations
Describe generic vulnerabilities
Back to the eightfold path.
Appendix A : Specimen of a real-world policy analysis
Appendix B : Things governments do
The structure of private rights
The framework of economic activity
Education and consultation
Financing and contracting
Bureaucratic and political reforms
Appendix C : Understanding public and nonprofit institutions : asking the right questions
Production/delivery processes
Front-line workers and co-producers
Partners and other outsiders
Centralization/decentralization
Culture and communications
Appendix D : Strategic advice on the dynamics of political support
