Adding Value to Policy Analysis and Advice

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This textbook explores the theory and practice of policy-making and how good analysis and advice add value to public decisions and decision-makers. The authors discuss the roles of advisors and analysts both within and across jurisdictions, and how they affect policy processes and methods in Australia and New Zealand. This is a must-have text for managers, administrators and students who want an integrated perspective to the field of policy analysis and advising.

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Claudia Scott is a professor of public policy at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government at Victoria University-Wellington. She is the author of "Function and Finance Forecasting, Local Government Spending, Public and Private Roles in Health Care, " and "Reform Experiences in Seven OECD Countries. "Karen Baehler is a senior lecturer at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government at Victoria University-Wellington. She is the coauthor of "Rural Development in the United States."