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010			_a 2013015905
020			_a9781544303550 (ebook) : _cNo price
035			_a(OCoLC)1013968873
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050	0	0	_aHV40.35 _b.C36 2014
100	1		_aCaputo, Richard K., _eauthor. _963675
245	1	0	_aPolicy analysis for social workers / _cRichard K. Caputo, Yeshiva University.
264		1	_aThousand Oaks, CA : _bSAGE Publications, Inc., _c[2014]
264		4	_c?2014
300			_a1 online resource (317 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aSocial work in the new century
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-293) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- The world of policy analysis -- Science, values, and policy analysis -- The purpose of policy analysis -- Approaches to policy analysis -- Policy as product -- Evaluating policy proposals -- Matching policy proposals to problems -- Costs, benefits, and risks -- Applying cost-benefit analysis -- Policy as process -- Making policy -- Implementing policy -- Policy as performance -- Approaches to evaluation -- Evaluation, values, and theory -- Epilogue: a holistic framework for policy analysis -- Appendix A: CSWE core competencies -- Appendix B: Historical overview of policy analysis and policy studies -- Web sites -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the author.
520			_aA step by step guide for social work students, Policy Analysis for Social Workers, is a comprehensive guide to help students understand the process of policy development and analysis so they can become effective advocates. This book begins by laying the foundation of the purpose of policy and how it it relates to social work values. It also discusses the field of policy studies and helps students understand the various kinds of analysis. The next section highlights criteria on evaluating public policy by helping students understand how to define policy limits and uses and how they will most likely be used. It clearly lays out various criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, political feasibility, social acceptability, administrative and technical feasibility) to help students evaluate policy. In addition, ...
588			_aDescription based on MARC record for print version.
650		0	_aSocial workers.
650		0	_aSocial work administration. _962414
776	0	8	_iPrint version : _z9781452203270 (pbk. : alk. paper)
830		0	_aSocial work in the new century. _963542
856	4	0	_3SAGE Knowledge _uhttps://sk.sagepub.com/books/policy-analysis-for-social-workers
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