Part One : Methods -- The need for simple methods of policy analysis and planning -- The policy analysis process -- Crosscutting methods -- Verifying, defining, and detailing the problem -- Establishing evaluation criteria -- Identifying alternatives -- Evaluating alternative policies -- Displaying alternatives and distinguishing among them -- Monitoring and evaluating implemented policies -- Part Two : Cases -- Downtown development -- Defending against accusations of prejudice -- Solid-waste collection methods -- Campus parking policies -- Emergency aid for home fuel: developing an allocation formula -- A tax on paper diapers -- Public-private development: underground Atlanta

1. Policy sciences