NEW ISSUES IN THE LOGIC OF POLICY ANALYSIS |
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| Authors: | Grover Starling |
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| Affiliation: | Professor of public affairs at the University of tiouston-Clear Lake. His publications include The Politics and Economics of Public Policy and The Changing Environment of Business. His most recent research is in the area of cognitive psychology. |
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| Abstract: | Case studies of social interventions need not exchange relevance for rigor, provided analysts keep three methodological issues in mind. First, certain critical tests can and should be performed to help establish causal relations even when empirical data are limited. Second, "causell is an explanatory category representing a moral judgment. Third, case studies should provide some systematic attempt to evaluate the program under scrutiny. The article entitled "Social-Problem Solving in a Revolutionary Setting: Nicaragua's Pesticide Policy Reforms" by Douglas L. Murray (Policy Studies Review, November 1984) is used to illustrate these issues. |
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