Policy Analysis in Mexico

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).

"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

• 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.