01138pab a2200133 454500008003600000100001800036245009500054362002700149520072200176650001900898650002000917650002600937773004100963180718b   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSeng-Lee Wong  aSignificance and methodology of problem structuring in public policy research and analysis  a1(3), Jun 92, p.139-54  aRecognizing the importance of problem structuring, researchers, analysts, and policy makers have begun to fucus on problem structuring as one part of policy making. Most of them also agree that problem structuring is at the heart of treating policy problems. This assumption that problem structuring is central to addressing problems in policy is based on evidence that the effectiveness of policy solutions directly relates to the appropriateness of the problem definition upon which the solution implicitly or explicitly is based. The purpose of this essay is to provide an overview of 1. The nature of policy problems; 2. The methodology of problems structuring; and 3. Criteria for evaluating problem structuring.  a Public Policy  a Delphi Methods  aPublic Administration  aChinese Public Administration Review