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Policy analysis is finding out what governments do, why they do it, and what difference, if any, it makes. What is your understanding of what policy analysis contains and what policy makers can learn from policy analysis?

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My understanding of what policy analysis contains, is essentially that policy analysis contains the analytical methodology that is utilized by which to ascertain the efficiency and or effectiveness of a given policy before and after it has been implemented. Policy analysis contains statistical methodologies by ...

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