Policy analysis in the United States

Leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis come together in this collection to enable scholars to cross-nationally compare concepts and practices of public policy analysis in the media, sub-national governments and other institutional settings.

Policy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world's leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters. This volume represents an indispensable companion to other volumes in the International Library of Policy Analysis series, enabling scholars to compare cross-nationally concepts and practices of public policy analysis in the media, sub-national governments, and many more institutional settings. The volume represents an invaluable contribution to public policy analysis and can be used widely in teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels in schools of public affairs and public policy as well as in comparative politics and policy

2. The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United StatesPolicy analysis in three eras; Era one: 1960-89; Era two: 1990-2003; Era three: 2003-present; Where are we today in the United States?; Conclusion; Future changes in the policy environment; The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable 3. advice; Knowledge, politics, and policy: early developments; Technocratic expertise and the rise of counter-expertise: policy argumentation; In search of usable advice: political and disciplinary responses; The argumentative turn.