000			01161pab a2200157 454500
008			180718b1998 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aMay, Peter J.
245			_aPolicy analysis: past, present, and future
260			_c1998
300			_ap.1089-114
362			_aJun-Aug
520			_aThis article reviews three themes in the past, present and future of policy analysis - policy analysis as a paradigm for policy advice, the fragility of public policy analysis organizations, and the emergence of ideologically based policy analysis organizations. The policy sciences have evolved from the rational model and the efficiency emphasis to an increased sensitivity to political factors in policy settings and to softer forms of analysis as legitimate ways of understanding policy issues. The article traces the growth of policy analysis staff in both the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government. The article closes with a consideration of the implications for policy analysis education of the trends described above. - Reproduced
650			_aPublic policy
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a38055
999			_c38055 _d38055