Assignment task: According to Deborah Stone's Policy Paradox,
1. Describe ways in which policy actors compete to define policy problems and public policy responses.
2. Do you believe that policy issues can be solved by 'rational, analytical, and scientific methods?' Why or why not?
3. How do values and storytelling play a role in policy work?
4. What are some important lessons for policy analysis that you garnered from reading Stone's book?