TY - BOOK AU - Bardach,Eugene TI - A practical guide for policy analysis: the eightfold path to more effective problem solving SN - 1568029233 (alk. paper) AV - H97 .B37 2005 U1 - 352.7 23 PY - 2005/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - CQ Press KW - Policy sciences KW - Decision making KW - Problem solving N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The eightfold path -- Step one: define the problem -- Step two: assemble some evidence -- Step three: construct the alternatives -- Step four: select the criteria -- Step five: project the outcomes -- Step six: confront the trade-offs -- Step seven: decide! -- Step eight: tell your story -- Assembling evidence -- "Smart (best) practices" research : understanding and making use of what look like good ideas from somewhere else UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0422/2004020091.html ER -