Policy Studies: Review Annual
Policy Studies: Review Annual

Author: Ray Rist

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-20

Total Pages: 758

ISBN-13: 1351319825

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The sixth edition of this annual collection of the year's best work in policy studies. Contributions in this volume reflect the increased emphasis on budget conscious and carefully targeted social programmes. Exemplifying a range of analytic and methodological strategies, this edition features studies from Australia, the United States, West Germany, and Great Britain.

Social Experimentation and Public Policymaking
Social Experimentation and Public Policymaking

Author: David H. Greenberg

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780877667117

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Social experimentation randomly assigns individuals or groups to coverage by the policy of interest or a control group and then the groups are compared in terms of outcome. Greenberg (economics, U. of Maryland), Linksz (mathematics, science, and engineering, Community College of Baltimore County), and Mandell (policy sciences, U. of Maryland) seek to assess whether the substantial investment in social experimentation in the United States has resulted in significant public policy changes. After explaining the general concepts behind social experimentation, they analyze five case studies and determine that they are not of decisive importance in state policy making, but they often serve useful purposes of policy formation. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).