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This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process from a multitude of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism, institutionalism and from a political point of view. This allows students to discover key concepts from the policy science literature and gain a deeper understanding of how p...
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Edward Elgar Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process from a multitude of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism, institutionalism and from a political point of view. This allows students to discover key concepts from the policy science literature and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is discussed academically and shaped empirically. Public Policy in Action gives a detailed breakdown of all stages of the policy process by discussing the emergence of policy problems affecting the agenda, the formulation of policy alternatives, the decision-making process, the implem |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 342 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [312]-328) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781781004609 1781004609 9781781004524 1781004528 |
| Index Number: | JF1525 |
| CLC: | D0 |
| Call Number: | D0/B424 |
| Contents: | 1. Politics and policies in a changing world -- 2. Four perspectives on the policy process -- 3. Policy problems and agenda setting -- 4. Policy formulation: development, steering, instruments and decision-making -- 5. Policy implementation -- 6. Evaluating public policy -- 7. Policy dynamics: learning, change and innovation -- 8. The reflective policy maker. |