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Truth and Credibility in Sincere Policy Analysis

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  • Barry Bozeman

    (Syracuse University)

  • David Landsbergen

    (Ohio State University)

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This article distinguishes two competing approaches to policy analysis: a credibility approach and a truth approach. The credibility approach would define the role of the policy analyst as a search for plausible argument instead of truth. After defining the basic assumptions of the truth and credibility approaches, the implications for the conduct of policy analysis are explored.

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  • Barry Bozeman & David Landsbergen, 1989. "Truth and Credibility in Sincere Policy Analysis," Evaluation Review, , vol. 13(4), pages 355-379, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:13:y:1989:i:4:p:355-379
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8901300402
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    1. Janet A. Weiss, 1982. "Coping with complexity: An experimental study of public policy decision-making," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 2(1), pages 66-87.
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