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A content analysis was conducted on 181 randomly sampled articles published in nine leading social policy journals from 1975 through 1980. The purpose of the study was to obtain a methodological and substantive profile of the state of the art of the policy sciences. Results indicate the existence of two prevailing types of policy analysis: quantitative-empirical and rhetorical-discussive.
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Schneider, J.A., Stevens, N.J. & Tornatzky, L.G. Policy research and analysis: an empirical profile, 1975–1980. Policy Sci 15, 99–114 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00143073
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