Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation

by Stuart S. Nagel

• ISBN13: 9780761923749
• ISBN10: 0761923748
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-13
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

This Handbook deals with many aspects of public policy evaluation including methods, examples, studies, professionalism, perspectives, concepts, trends, substance, theory, applications, dispute resolution, interdisciplinary interaction and bibliographies. A rich variety of insights and alternative perspectives on systematic policy evaluation, as well as ideas and applications dealing with win-win policy evaluation are, brought together to create a unique resource in public policy evaluation.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Section I: FOUNDATION IDEAS
Part 1: WIN-WIN METHODS
Win-Win Analysis Summarized	5	(2)
The Big Trade-Off: Fundamental Law or Red Herring?	7	(6)
Robert Haveman
Win-Win Equity	13	(12)
Lose-Lose and Win-Win Policies	25	(6)
Graphic Approaches to Understanding Super-Optimizing	31	(10)
Part 2: WIN-WIN EXAMPLES
Preventing Sexual Harassment While Preserving Academic Freedom: A Win-Win Analysis	41	(6)
Thomas R. Dye
Two Super-Optimum Solutions in a Cutback Mode	47	(12)
Robert Golembiewski
University to Industry Transfer	59	(6)
Dianne Rahm
Veronica Hansen
Profit Sharing and Job Anxiety: Moving Public Policy Toward a Win-Win Solution	65	(6)
Daniel Mitchell
Another Win-Win Occurrence	71	(4)
Part 3: PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES
Policy Evaluation Questions	75	(6)
Integrating Institutions and Implementation Into Policy Decisions	81	(6)
Derick W. Brinkerhoff
Public and Private Sectors for Administering Public Functions	87	(12)
Sherman the Shark on Policy Evaluation	99	(4)
Part 4: POLICY PROFESSIONALISM
Productivity for Success	103	(2)
Professionalism Books for Graduate Students and Others	105	(4)
Survey on Running a Policy Program	109	(2)
Academic Tyranny: The Tale and the Lessons	111	(14)
Robert Weissberg
Part 5: POLICYMAKER PERSPECTIVES
Public Health Challenges	125	(8)
Donna E. Shalala
Section II: POLICY EVALUATION AT THE CUTTING EDGE
Part 1: BASIC CONCEPTS
Policy Theory	133	(12)
Building Frameworks for Policy Analysis	145	(6)
Laure Paquette
Causal Relations Among Policy Fields	151	(4)
Part 2: METHODS AND PROFESSIONALISM
Diverse Methods for Policy Analysis	155	(4)
Interactive Policy Analysis: Process Methods for Policy Reform	159	(8)
Louise G. White
Changing Policy Research	167	(8)
Recruiting People and Obtaining Funds	175	(6)
Funding for Policy Evaluation	181	(8)
Part 3: POLICY EVALUATION TRENDS
Trends in Cross-Cutting Procedural Policy Issues	189	(6)
Public Policy in the 20th Century	195	(10)
The Future of the Policy Studies Organization	205	(6)
Part 4: POLICY EVALUATION SUBSTANCE
Welfare Reform	211	(2)
John Engler
``Ordinary'' Injustice: A Memo to the Editor	213	(4)
Charles H. Moore
Congressional Campaign Reform	217	(6)
Robert K. Goidel
Donald A. Gross
Todd G. Shields
Violence, Guns, Media, and Fathers	223	(4)
Mike Huckabee
Part 5: WIN-WIN THEORY
Super-Optimizing Solution Graphing	227	(8)
Win-Win Game Theory	235	(10)
Win-Win Mediation	245	(8)
Win-Win Allocation	253	(10)
Inconsistent Reactions to Win-Win Analysis	263	(6)
Part 6: WIN-WIN APPLICATIONS
Coeffects Diagrams and Win-Win Analysis	269	(6)
Win-Win Economics	275	(16)
Super-Optimization: A New Approach to National Environmental Policymaking	291	(4)
Lawrence Susskind
Win-Win Decentralizing	295	(6)
Win-Win Justice	301	(10)
Section III: POLICY EVALUATION BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Part 1: POLICY EVALUATION IN GENERAL
Core Bibliography and Background	311	(6)
Policy Problems or Subfields	317	(8)
Part 2: POLICY STUDIES ORGANIZATION BOOKS
Policy Studies Organization Policy Books	325	(10)
Recent Policy Studies Organization Policy Books	335	(8)
The Impact of Policy Studies Organization Books	343	(6)
Part 3: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) AND SUPER-OPTIMUM SOLUTION (SOS)
Alternative Dispute Resolution	349	(6)
Literature Relevant to Super-Optimum Solutions	355	(6)
Super-Optimum Solution Publications	361	(4)
Bibliography From Creativity in Public Policy: Generating Super-Optimum Solutions	365	(4)
Further Reading on Super-Optimum Solutions	369	(6)
Part 4: PROFESSIONALISM IN POLICY EVALUATION
Obtaining Funding	375	(2)
Getting Published	377	(4)
Finding an Academic Niche	381	(2)
Creativity	383	(4)
Part 5: PUBLIC POLICY AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
Natural Science	387	(4)
Humanities	391	(2)
Social Science	393	(6)
Part 6: SPECIAL RESOURCES
Policy Problems by Developing Regions	399	(4)
Policy Studies Organization Books	403	(2)
Legal Policy	405	(8)
Index	413	(10)
About the Editor	423