Comparative Public Policy

ISBN-13: 9781137611772 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 350 str.

Anneliese Dodds

Opis

A fully revised and updated second edition of an introduction to the comparative study of public policy which besides providing an overview of the workings of the policy process across a number of policy areas in different societies, familiarises readers with the main theories and methodological issues in comparative policy analysis.

Spis treści

Introduction.- 1. Why Compare Public Policies?.- 2. How Governments Act: Policy Instruments and Their Use.- 3. Doing Comparative Public Policy.- 4. Interests and Public Policy.- 5. Ideas and Public Policy.- 6. Institutions and Public Policies.- 7. International Influences on Public Policy.- 8. Economic Policy.- 9. Welfare Policy.- 10. Health Policy.- 11. Education Policy.- 12. Environmental Policy.- 13. Conclusion

O autorze

Anneliese Dodds is Member of Parliament in the UK House of Commons for the constituency of Oxford East and Honorary Professor in Public Policy at Aston University, UK. Previously, she has worked as Acting Director of the National Institute for Health Research Patient Safety and Service Quality Research Centre at King's College, London, UK, and as Economic and Social Research Council postgraduate fellow at the London School of Economics, UK.