Leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis some together in this collection to enable scholars to compare cross-nationally concepts and practices of public policy analysis in the media, sub-national governments and other institutional settings.

IIntroduction ~ John A. HirdPart One: History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in the United States
Policy analysis in the United States ~ David Weimer
The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States ~ Beryl A. Radin
The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice ~ Frank Fischer
Reflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States ~ Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.
Part Two: Policy analysis by governments
The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. Federal Government ~ Rebecca A. Maynard
Policy analysis in the states ~ Gary VanLandingham
Policy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level ~ Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, and Kuang-Ting Tai;
Committees and legislatures ~ Philip Joyce
Part Three: Policy analysis outside of government
Policy advisory committees: an operational view ~ Michael Holland and Julia Lane
Public opinion and public policy in the United States ~ Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby
Political parties and policy analysis ~ Zachary Albert and Raymond J. La Raja
Policy analysis by corporations and trade associations ~ Erik Godwin, Kenneth Godwin, and Scott Ainsworth
Policy analysis and the nonprofit sector ~ Steven Rathgeb Smith
The media ~ Annelise Russell and Maxwell McCombs
Think tanks and policy analysis ~ Andrew Rich
Part Four: Policy analysis education and impact internationally
Public policy education in the United States ~ Michael O'Hare
The status of the profession: the role of PhD And Masters programs in public policy education ~ Nadia Rubaii
The influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience ~ B. Guy Peters