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Policy Analysis is a field of study in political SCIence which utilizes creative thinking and analytical skills to (1) identify a specific problem, (2) assess alternative policies, and (3) prescribe the best applicable policy to decision makers. It is an applied research agenda which combines scientific methodology with a problem - solving orientation.
This article intends to explain the concept and process of policy analysis. To explain the concept, it discusses various definitions
and models offered by scholars of the field. To explain the process, this article provides certain guidelines for conducting a policy analysis by delineating the characteristics of a typical model for professional policy analysis and how policy analysts and their incentives operate in decision making processes. It also touches upon the role of policy analysis. It also touches upon the role of policy analysts in decision making process and their incentives