Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface -- Methodology of policy analysis -- The process of policy analysis -- Policy analysis in the policy-making process -- Methods of policy analysis -- Structuring policy problems -- Forecasting expected policy outcomes -- Prescribing preferred policies -- Monitoring observed policy outcomes -- Evaluating policy performance -- Methods of policy communication -- Developing policy arguments -- Communicating policy analysis -- Appendix 1: Policy issue papers -- Appendix 2: Executive summaries -- Appendix 3: Policy memoranda -- Appendix 4: Oral briefings -- Index…”

“…Over the last twenty or so years, it has become standard to require policy makers to base their recommendations on evidence. …”