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Wiley India Pvt Ltd Community Policy Analysis Modeling by Johnson Thomas G. Et.Al
About the Book: Community Policy Analysis ModelingThe responsibility for designing, planning and managing locally important policies is shifting from federal to state and local governments As this happens, there is a growing need for public servants and others responsible for shaping policy to be aware of how to deal with these new responsibilities and challenges The authors bring a wealth of knowledge and experience training state and local policy makers in understanding and using local policy models Community Policy Analysis Modeling provides a valuable reference for future community policy modeling and analysis including a selection of key examples of modeling applicationsContentsIntroduction to Community Policy Analysis ModelingNew Governance and the Changing Face of Rural AmericaPatterns of Local Government Activities in the United StatesA National Infrastructure for Community Policy AnalysisThe Philosophy Underlying Community Policy ModelsModeling the Local Labor MarketModeling the Public SectorThe Show-Me Community Policy Analysis ModelThe Iowa Economic/Fiscal Impact Modeling SystemThe Great Basin Fiscal Impact ModelSAFESIM: The Small Area Fiscal Estimation SimulatorData IssuesSoftware Development and UtilizationEvaluating the Performance of Community Policy ModelsScenario Development in Community Policy Analysis Models: When is a Cost Actually a Benefit?Applications of Community Policy Analysis Models: Three Case StudiesAbout the Author: Thomas G Johnson, Daniel M Otto, Steven C DellerDaniel M Otto is Professor of Economics at Iowa State University.Steven C Deller is a Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Thomas G Johnson is the Frank Miller Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director of the Community Policy Analysis Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia.