标题：A primer in public policy analysis: Techniques and methods. By Garoot S. Eissa and Abdul Raufu Ambali. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM Press, 2012, pp. 187. ISBN: 978-967-418-244-1.
出版社：IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
摘要：Public policy analysis is the examining of different government agendas that directly affect a specific community. The kinds of topics examined can vary from the impact of infrastructure on a city to smoking laws. The idea behind public policy analysis is to provide the government with facts and statistics about the extent to which such initiatives are working. Although various approaches to policy analysis exist, three general approaches can be distinguished: the analycentric, the policy process, and the meta-policy approach. Policy analysis is methodologically diverse using both qualitative and quantitative methods, including case studies, survey research, statistical analysis, and model building, among others. One common methodology is to define the problem and evaluation criteria;identify all alternatives, evaluate them;and recommend the best policy agenda. Many models exist to analyse the creation and application of public policy. Analysts use these models to identify important aspects of policy, as well as explain and predict policy and its consequences. Among the most widely used models are: institutional, the process, and the rational model.
