The Science of Public Policy: Policy analysis

Hank C. Jenkins-Smith From Hank C. Jenkins-Smith, Democratic Politics and
Policy Analysis, Brook/Cole, 1990, pp. 9 38 What is it that is praised and criticized
as policy analysis? How can it be characterized in a way that renders
examination of the implications of its use for American politics - if not a
straightforward exercise - at least a manageable problem? What are the
characteristics of the analysis and advice provided that make it distinctive from,
for example, the prescriptions for ...