Eugene Bardach's "A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path To More Effective Problem Solving" - Book Review

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5 pages in length. Bardach places the entire policymaking process - inclusive of decision-making, research and analysis - under a microscope and disseminates every possible nuance of the whole progression from start to finish. Noting how the process is fraught with obstacles and challenges, the author states that in real life, "policy problems appear as a confusing welter of details: personalities, interest groups, rhetorical demands, budget figures, legal rules and interpretations, bureaucratic routines, citizen attitudes, and so on" (p. xv), but it is still nonetheless the most effective way to enact positive change. Bibliography lists 2 sources.