Applying criteria to outcomes not alternatives

Efficiency

Equity

Economic, financial, technical, political, & administrative feasibility

Optimization & constraints

Bardach: 19 - 27

Patton & Sawicki: 186 - 226

Mintrom: 197 - 228

RES #14: Michael Kraft and Scott Furlong. 2004. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. pages 151 - 177.

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Figures - Evaluative criteria