11.003J | Spring 2016 | Undergraduate

Methods of Policy Analysis

Readings

Supplemental Readings

Head, Brian W. “Three Lenses of Evidence‐Based Policy.” Australian Journal of Public Administration 67, no. 1 (2008): 1–11.

Parker, Bob. “Planning Analysis: The Theory of Citizen Participation.” Class Materials, University of Oregon (2002).

———. “Putting the People Into Planning: A Primer on Public Participation in Planning.” University of Oregon (2014).

Musgrave, Richard Abel. “The Voluntary Exchange Theory of Public Economy.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics 53, no. 2 (1939): 213–37.

Levin, Kelly, and Brian Petersen. “Tradeoffs in the Policy Process in Advancing Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Australia’s Great Eastern Ranges Initiative.” (PDF) Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research 3, no. 2 (2011): 145–62.

Choumert, Johanna, and Julien Salanié. “Provision of Urban Green Spaces: Some Insights from Economics.” Landscape Research 33, no. 3 (2008): 331–45.

Provan, Keith G, and Milward H. Brinton. “Do Networks Really Work? A Framework for Evaluating Public-Sector Organizational Networks.” Public Administration Review 61, no. 4 (2001): 414–23.

Policy Process

Shulock, Nancy. “The Paradox of Policy Analysis: If It is Not Used, Why Do We Produce So Much of It?18:2<226::AID-PAM2>3.0.CO;2-J)” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 18, no. 2 (1999): 226–44.

Rodrik, Dani. “Diagnostics Before Prescription.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 24, no. 3 (2010): 33–44.

Hansen, Susan B. “Public Policy Analysis: Some Recent Developments and Current Problems.” Policy Studies Journal 12, no. 1 (1983): 14–42.

Talen, Emily. “Do Plans Get Implemented? A Review of Evaluation in Planning.” Journal of Planning Literature 10, no. 3 (1996): 248–59.

Oliveira, Vitor, and Paulo Pinho. “Evaluation in Urban Planning: Advances and Prospects.” Journal of Planning Literature 24, no. 4 (2010): 343–61.

Rondinelli, Dennis A., James S. McCullough, et al. “Analysing Decentralization Policies in Developing Countries: A Political‐economy Framework.” Development and Change 20, no. 1 (1989): 57–87.

Sanyal, Bishwapriya. “Antagonistic Cooperation: A Case Study of Nongovernmental Organizations, Government and Donor’s Relationships in Income-generating Projects in Bangladesh.” World Development 19, no. 10 (1991): 1367–79.

Heckman, James J. “Micro Data, Heterogeneity, and the Evaluation of Public Policy: Nobel Lecture.” Journal of Political Economy 109, no. 4 (2001): 673–748.

Case Studies

Eilperin, Juliet. “Mass. Wind Farm that Obama Administration Might Support Meets Strong Resistance,” The Washington Post, February 8, 2010.

Chapleo, Chris, and Christopher Simms. “Stakeholder Analysis in Higher Education: A Case Study of the University of Portsmouth.” Perspectives 14, no. 1 (2010): 12–20.

Taylor-Nanista, Sarah. “Finding a Safe Space: Prioritizing Safety Considerations for Trans Youth in the Portland Homeless Youth Continuum.” (PDF) Center on Women and Public Policy Case Study Program Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.

First Nations Development Institute. “Borrowing Trouble: Predatory Lending in Native American Communities.” (PDF - 3.4MB) First Nations Development Institute (2008).

Ingram, Gregory K, and Yu-Hung Hong. “Evaluating Smart Growth Policies in the United States.” (PDF - 1.3MB) Informationen zur Raumentwicklung, 2012.

Tendler, Judith, and Sara Freedheim. “Trust in a Rent-seeking World: Health and Government Transformed in Northeast Brazil.” World Development 22, no. 12 (1994): 1771–91.

Burtless, Gary. “The Case for Randomized Field Trials in Economic and Policy Research.” The Journal of Economic Perspectives 9, no. 2 (1995): 63–84.

Cape Wind Case Readings

Susman, Gerald I, and Amy K. Glasmeier. “Industry Structure and Company Strategies of Major Domestic and Foreign Wind and Solar Energy Manufacturers: Opportunities for Supply Chain Development in Appalachia.” (PDF) (2009).

Bradsher, Keith. “China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy,” The New York Times, January 30, 2010.

CRA International. “A Master Electrical Transmission Plan for New York City.” (PDF - 1.6MB) (2009).

Daley, Beth. “Tribes Get a Hearing on Wind Farm Opposition,” Boston.com, February 3, 2010.

Young, Jeff. “The Battle for Cape Wind,” Living on Earth, February 5, 2010.

Working with Census Data

Census Bureau, U. S. “A Compass for Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What High School Teachers Need to Know.” (2008).

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