Abstract Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models are very popular for analyzing a
wide range of policy issues. CGE applications vary from estimating the welfare impact of tax …

Noticeably absent from the tools and techniques in policy analysis are methods for
understanding political contexts, including the beliefs, networks, resources, and activities of …

In most cases, policy scholars interested in the role of policy analysts in promoting and
practicing evidence-based policy-making rely on very partial survey results, or on anecdotal …

Mainstreaming involves integrating climate adaptation measures into existing policies and
programs. This article reviews the policy process and policy capacity of government …

Policy analytical capacity is a pivotal source of good governance. Although this capacity can
be acquired by decision makers in various ways, it is clear that the internal stock of analytical …

The article draws on survey data from a 2007–09 study of Canadian policy analysts to
assess several propositions concerning the role of public managers in policy‐making. It is …

" While the role of consultants in the policy process has long been a concern for scholars of
public administration, public management and political science, empirical studies of policy …

Questions have been posed about the lack of knowledge of the role public managers play in
the policy process. In this study, following on the suggestions of Hicklin and Godwin and …

Assessing the policy analytical capacity (PAC) of governments has suffered in the past from
the anecdotal nature of most studies, leading to different evaluations of specific analytical …

Governments face many challenges in maintaining effective policymaking capacity as their
governance activities alter and change. The emergence of a gap between government …