Using Integrative Propositional Analysis (IPA) to Study the USAID/PERU Country Development Cooperation Strategy By: Steven E. Wallis, PhD Di

摘要: Complexity theory (CT) has been used to analyze policy situations. However, CT is difficult to use. Therefore, we need new approaches that are easier to use –without sacrificing rigor. Here, Integrative Propositional Analysis (IPA) is used to analyze the policy within the †œUSAID/PERU Country Development Cooperation Strategy. †That strategy supports governmental decentralization, e http://www. nuokui. com/doc/v7aKA7bEOnDI. html cological sustainability, economic prosperity, governmental services, and more. These goals are incredibly challenging and ambitious, so a new view may provide improved opportunity for success. IPA is a †œconceptual systems science†approach providing new insights into the non-Toulminian logic structures in the policy. IPA helps us identify the extent to which the policy is likely to be effective, which parts of the policy are likely to be effective, opportunities for more …