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Public policy writing that matters / David Chrisinger ; foreword by Katherine Baicker.

By: Chrisinger, David, 1986- [author.].
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2022Edition: Second edition.Description: xi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781421442327.Subject(s): Communication in public administration | Communication in politics | Written communication | Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspectsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Clear thinking leads to clear writing -- Mastering deductive, evaluative, and prescriptive policy answers -- Meeting the unique needs of your reader -- Developing stronger policy recommendations using human-centered design -- How to haunt your readers -- How to structure policy memos and briefs for maximum impact -- Deductive and unified paragraphs -- Coherent paragraphs -- Clear and concise sentences -- Eleven strategies for ruthlessly pruning needless words -- Being your own best editor -- Quoting, paraphrasing, and citing sources properly -- Making figures, tables, and charts work for yo / James Bennett -- A style guide for policy writing.
Summary: "This is a textbook for students learning how to write public policy reports. The second edition is greatly expanded in its step-by-step writing instruction"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Clear thinking leads to clear writing -- Mastering deductive, evaluative, and prescriptive policy answers -- Meeting the unique needs of your reader -- Developing stronger policy recommendations using human-centered design -- How to haunt your readers -- How to structure policy memos and briefs for maximum impact -- Deductive and unified paragraphs -- Coherent paragraphs -- Clear and concise sentences -- Eleven strategies for ruthlessly pruning needless words -- Being your own best editor -- Quoting, paraphrasing, and citing sources properly -- Making figures, tables, and charts work for yo / James Bennett -- A style guide for policy writing.

"This is a textbook for students learning how to write public policy reports. The second edition is greatly expanded in its step-by-step writing instruction"--

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