Rachel Meltzer, Alex Schwartz

Policy Analysis as Problem Solving (eBook, ePUB)

A Flexible and Evidence-Based Framework

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the new edition Policy Analysis as Problem Solving, the authors retain their pragmatic, yet fresh and original approach to the field, providing a critical foundation, flexible frameworks, and real-life cases for readers to learn and begin to practice policy analysis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040276921
• Artikelnr.: 72524034

Autorenporträt

Rachel Meltzer is the Plimpton Associate Professor of Planning and Urban Economics at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. Her research concentrates on urban economies, economic development, housing, land use, and local public finance. Dr. Meltzer's work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, Social Science Research Council, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, among others, and her research and writing appear in the top journals spanning policy, economics, and urban studies.

Alex Schwartz is Professor of Urban Policy at the New School. His research focuses on housing and community development, including public housing and other affordable housing programs, and community development corporations. Dr. Schwartz is the author of Housing Policy in the United States, now in its fourth edition (Routledge 2021), and his research and writing appear in journals such as the Journal of Urban Affairs, the Journal of the American Planning Association, Housing Policy Debate, and Cityscape, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. What is Policy Analysis? Mainstream and Alternative
Perspectives 2. Defining the Problem and Setting the Stage 3. Devising
Alternative Policy Options 4. Objectives and Criteria 5. Technical Aspects
of Policy Analysis: Discounting, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and
Cost-Effectivenes Analysis 6. Analysis and Making Recommendations 7.
Research and Policy Analysis 8. Policy Analysis in Practice 9. Epilogue