Readings

Most of the course readings are contained in the following books that can be purchased at local book stores or through vendors on the internet:

	Patton, Carl and David Sawicki. 1993. Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-060948-X. (Required)
	Mintrom, Michael. 2003. People Skills for Policy Analysts. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 0-87840-900-9 (Required)
	Levitt, Steven D. and Stephen J. Dubner. 2006. Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything ISBN 0-06-073132-X. Harper Collins: New York, NY. (Required)
	Dipak K. Gupta, 2001. Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. (Recommended)
	Bardach, Eugene. 2009. A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving. Third Edition. (New York, NY: Chatham House Publishers). (Recommended)

Reserve Readings

The following readings are on reserve in the library and supplement the course texts.

Reserve #1

Gupta, Dipak K. 2001. "Chapter 3: The Policy Process" in Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press.

Reserve #2

Walters, Lawrence C., James Aydelotte, and Jessica Miller. 2000. "Putting More Public in Policy Analysis." Public Administration Review 60 (no. 4): 349 - 359. (Available Online)

Reserve #3

Bardwell, Lisa V. 1991. Problem Framing: A Perspective on Environmental Problem-Solving. Environmental Management 15 (no. 5): 603 - 612.

Reserve #4

Salamon, Lester M.. 2002. "The New Governance and the Tools of Public Action: An Introduction." in Lester M. Salamon (ed) The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Reserve #5

Gupta, Dipak K. 2001. "Chapter 10 Projection Techniques: Analysis of Historical Data." in Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press.

Reserve #6

Gupta, Dipak K. 2001. "Chapter 13 The Elements of Strategic Thinking: Decision Tree and Game Theory." in Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press.

Reserve #7

Guess, George M. and Paul G. Farnham. 2000. "Chapter 4 Forecasting Policy Options." in Cases in Public Policy Analysis. Second Edition. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press.

Reserve #8

Gupta, Dipak K. 2001. "Chapter 14 Choosing the Best Alternative: Cost-Benefit Analysis." in Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press.

Reserve #9

Ostrom, Elinor. 1999. "Institutional Rational Choice: An Assessment of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework." in Paul A. Sabatier (Ed.) Theories of the Policy Process. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Reserve #10

Michael Kraft and Scott Furlong. 2004. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. pages 101 - 124.

Reserve #11

Dipak K. Gupta, 2001. Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. pages 176 - 199.

Reserve #12

Michael Kraft and Scott Furlong. 2004. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. pages 3 - 31.

Reserve #13

Dipak K. Gupta, 2001. Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press. pages 20 - 45.

Reserve #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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