Table of Contents

Introduction ~ José Luis Méndez and Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna;

PART ONE: POLICY ANALYSIS AS A FIELD OF STUDY IN MEXICO;

Evolution of Policy Analysis as a Field of Study in Mexico ~ José Luis Méndez;

PART TWO: POLICY ANALYSIS WITHIN THE FEDERAL STATE;

Policy Analysis in the Federal Government ~ Guillermo Cejudo;

Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity in the Federal Government ~ Jesus F. Hernandez-Galicia and David Arellano-Gault;

Policy Analysis in Advisory Councils ~ Laura Flamand;

Policy Analysis in Autonomous Agencies ~ María del Carmen Pardo and Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna;

Policy Analysis in the Chamber of Deputies ~ Rodrigo Velázquez Lopez Velarde;

Evolution of Policy Analysis as a Profession and Field of Studies in Mexico ~ José Luis Méndez;

PART THREE: POLICY ANALYSIS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS;

Policy Analysis in State Governments in Mexico ~ Juan Olmeda;

Policy Analysis in Local Governments ~ Oliver Meza;

PART FOUR: POLICY ANALYSIS BEYOND THE STATE;

Policy Analysis in Political Parties ~ Irma Mendez de Hoyos;

Policy Analysis in Think Tanks ~ Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna and Marcela I. Vazquez;

Policy Analysis in NGOs ~ Ma. Fernanda Somuano;

Policy Analysis and Public Policy in the Private Sector ~ Carlos Alba Vega;

Policy Analysis, the Political Game and Institutional Change in the Labor Market ~ Graciela Bensusán and Ilán Bizberg;

Policy Analysis in the Media ~Manuel Guerrero, Monica Luengas Restrepo, Carlos Fuentes Ochoa and Martha Lizbeth Palacios;

Conclusions ~ José Luis Méndez and Mauricio Dussauge.

About the Author

Jose Luis Mendez is research professor at the Center for International Studies, El Colegio de Mexico.

Mauricio I. Dussauge-Laguna is professor-researcher in the Public Administration Department at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE).

Reviews

"This volume offers important insights into policy analysis as a field - not just in Mexico but also more generally. It deserves careful attention" Martin Lodge, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, LSE "An excellent line-up of policy scholars have produced a timely publication of great interest to those studying the relationship between public policy analysis and governance in Mexico and, more widely, in Latin America". Theo Papadopoulos, University of Bath