Policy analysis in the United States / edited by John A. Hird.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in the United States 1 Policy analysis in the United States David L. Weimer -- 2 The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States Beryl. A. Radin -- 3 The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice Frank Fischer -- 4 Reflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. -- Part Two Policy analysis by governments 5 The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. federal government Rebecca S. Maynard -- 6 Policy analysis in the states Gary VanLandingham -- 7 Policy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, and Kuang-ting Tai -- 8 Committees and legislatures Philip Joyce -- Part Three. Policy analysis outside of government 9 Policy advisory committees: an operational view Michael Holland and Julia Lane -- 10 Public opinion and public policy in the United States Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby -- 11 Political parties and policy analysis Zachary Albert and Raymond J. La Raja -- 12 Policy analysis by corporations and trade associations Erik Godwin, Kenneth Godwin, and Scott Ainsworth -- 13 Policy analysis and the nonprofit sector Steven Rathgeb Smith -- 14 The media Annelise Russell and Maxwell McCombs -- 15 Think tanks and policy analysis Andrew Rich -- Part four Policy analysis education and impact internationally 16 Public policy education in the United States Michael O'Hare -- 17 The status of the profession: the role of PhD And Masters programs in public policy education Nadia Rubaii -- 18 The influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience B. Guy Peters.

Policy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world's leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters.