Handbook of public policy evaluation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart S. Nagel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480816003321
• Autore: Nagel Stuart S. <1934->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2002
• ISBN: 1-4129-7353-8; 1-4522-6156-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (441 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): NagelStuart S. <1934->
• Disciplina: 320.6
• Soggetti: Evaluation research (Social action programs); Fairness; Negotiation; Policy sciences - Evaluation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-412) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; Section I: FOUNDATION IDEAS; Part 1: WIN-WIN METHODS; 1 - Win-Win Analysis Summarized; 2 - The Big Tradeoff: Fundamental Law or Red Herring?; 3 - Win-Win Equity; 4 - Lose-Lose and Win-Win Policies; 5 - Graphic Approaches to Understanding Super-Optimizing; Part 2: WIN-WIN EXAMPLES; 6 - Preventing Sexual Harassment While Preserving Academic Freedom: A Win-Win Analysis; 7 - Two Super-Optimum Solutions in a Cutback Mode; 8 - University to Industry Transfer; 9 - Profit Sharing and Job Anxiety: Moving Public Policy Toward a Win-Win Solution; 10 - Another Win-Win OccurrencePart 3: PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES; 11 - Policy Evaluation Questions; 12 - Integrating Institutions and Implementation Into Policy Decisions; 13 - Public and Private Sectors for Administering Public Functions; 14 - Sherman the Shark on Policy Evaluation; Part 4: POLICY PROFESSIONALISM; 15 - Productivity for Success; 16 - Professionalism Books for Graduate Students and Others; 17 - Survey on Running a Policy Program; 18 - Academic Tyranny: The Tale and the Lessons; Part 5: POLICYMAKER PERSPECTIVES; 19 - Public Health Challenges; Section II: POLICY EVALUATION AT THE CUTTING EDGEPart 1: BASIC CONCEPTS; 20 - Policy Theory; 21 - Building Frameworks for Policy Analysis; 22 - Causal Relations Among Policy Fields; Part 2: METHODS AND PROFESSIONALISM; 23 - Diverse Methods for Policy Analysis; 24 - Interactive Policy Analysis: Process Methods for Policy Reform; 25 - Changing Policy Research; 26 - Recruiting People and Obtaining Funds; 27 - Funding for Policy Evaluation; Part 3: POLICY EVALUATION TRENDS; 28 - Trends in Cross-Cutting Procedural Policy Issues; 29 - Public Policy in the 20th Century; 30 - The Future of the Policy Studies OrganizationPart 4: POLICY EVALUATION SUBSTANCE; 31 - Welfare Reform; 32 - "Ordinary" Injustice: A Memo to the Editor; 33 - Congressional Campaign Reform; 34 - Violence, Guns, Media, and Fathers; Part 5: WIN-WIN THEORY; 35 - Super-Optimizing Solution Graphing; 36 - Win-Win Game Theory; 37 - Win-Win Mediation; 38 - Win-Win Allocation; 39 - Inconsistent Reactions to Win-Win Analysis; Part 6: WIN-WIN APPLICATIONS; 40 - Coeffects Diagrams and Win-Win Analysis; 41 - Win-Win Economics; 42 - Super-Optimization: A New Approach to National Environmental Policymaking43 - Win-Win Decentralizing; 44 - Win-Win Justice; Section III: POLICY EVALUATION BIBLIOGRAPHIES; Part 1: POLICY EVALUATION IN GENERAL; 45 - Core Bibliography and Background; 46 - Policy Problems or Subfields; Part 2: POLICY STUDIES ORGANIZATION BOOKS; 47 - Policy Studies Organization Policy Books; 48 - Recent Policy Studies Organization Policy Books; 49 - The Impact of Policy Studies Organization Books; Part 3: ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) AND SUPER-OPTIMUM SOLUTION (SOS); 50 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Sommario/riassunto: This handbook deals with many aspects of public policy evaluation: including methods; examples; professionalism studies; perspectives; concepts; substance; theory applications; dispute resolution; interdisciplinary interaction.