The World of the Policy Analyst: Rationality, Values, & Politics

Brings a real world awareness to the working environment of the policy analyst by stressing the need to recognize the political, social, and ideological forces that operate in the policy process, while retaining analytical integrity. This updated edition covers recent efforts to integrate values and analysis, explores the implications of increasing fragmentation in the political system and the growing influence of think tanks at the national and state levels, and identifies the challenges posed by the rapidity of scientific and technological change.