Policy analysis: concepts and practice /
David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining
- 4th ed.
- New York: Prentice Hall, 2004
- xix, 501 p.
Includes indexes
An introductory text with three main features: a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for, and the limitations to, public policy; gives practical advice about how to do policy analysis; demonstrates how to apply advanced analytical techniques rather than just discusses them, (adapted from the authors' preface).