Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. PART I. INTRODUCTION
5. 1 The Paradox of Producing Information 1
6. 2 Interpretation in Decision Making and Policy Making 16
7. 3 Method and Data 27
8. PART II. WHAT BUREAUCRATIC ANALYSTS DO
9. 4 Report Writing 35
10. 5 Tasks That Contribute to Report Writing 56
11. 6 The Work of Bureaucratic Analysts 70
12. PART III. CONTRIBUTION TO POLICY MAKING
13. 7 Rationality, Interpretation, and Inventories 77
14. 8 Properties of the Inventory 97
15. 9 Problem Solving Versus Interpretation: From the Bureaucratic Analysts' Perspective 106
16. PART IV. IMPLICATIONS
17. 10 Bureaucratic Analysts and Their Work 115
18. 11 Organizing Analysts 129
19. 12 The Production of Information 141
20. Appendixes
21. APPENDIX A Case Studies of the Report-Writing Process 149
22. APPENDIX B Analysts' Activities During the Observation Period 165
23. APPENDIX C Interview Schedule 186
24. Bibliography 191
25. Index 199