Includes indexes. Weimer, D. L., & Vining, A. R. (2011). Policy analysis: Concepts and practice (5th ed.). Boston: Longman.

Part I: Introduction to public policy analysis -- Preview: the Canadian salmon fishery -- What is policy analysis? -- Towards professional ethics -- Part II: Conceptual foundations for problem analysis -- Efficiency and the idealized competitive model -- Rationales for public policy: market failures -- Rationales for public policy: other limitations of the competitive framework -- Rationales for public policy: distibutional and other goals -- Limits to public intervention: government failures -- Policy problems as market and government failure: the madison taxicab policy analysis example -- Part III: Conceptual foundations for solution analysis -- Correcting market and government failures: generic policies -- Adoption -- Implementation -- Government supply: drawing organizational boundaries -- Part IV: Doing policy analysis -- Gathering information for policy analysis -- Landing on your feet: organizing your policy analysis -- Cost-benefit analysis: assessing efficiency -- When statistics count: revisiting the lead standard for gasoline -- Part V: Conclusion -- Doing well and doing good

Updated in a new 5th edition, this book lays a strong conceptual foundation to understanding the rationales of and limitations to public policy. It gives practical advice about how to do policy analysis while demonstrating the application of advanced analytical techniques through case study examples Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practices is a comprehensive, accessible, and rich introduction to policy analysis for readers in public policy, public administration, and business programs.