Making and Implementing Public Policy: Key Concepts and Issues

ISBN-13: 9781137484642 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 321 str.

Catherine Bochel; Hugh Bochel

Opis

This brand new text from examines power and inequalities and how these are central to our understanding of how policies are made and implemented. It introduces the concepts and theoretical approaches that underpin the study of the policy process, reflects upon key developments and applies these the practice of policy formulation and implementation

Recenzje

“This textbook provides a UK perspective on policy process and institutional factors. Bochel and Bochel (Univ. of Lincoln, UK) demonstrate depth in their knowledge of policy theories and applications in the UK. The major American policy process theories are covered in detail. … The book is recommended for more advanced theory and comparative policy courses. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals.” (M. L. Godwin, Choice, Vol. 55 (10), June, 2018)

Spis treści

1. Public policy and policy analysis 2. Perspectives on policy making 3. Power and policy 4. Key trends 5. Central government 6. Multi-level governance 7. Government at arms-length 8. Evaluating policies 9. Conclusions.

O autorze

Catherine Bochel is Reader in Policy Studies at the University of Lincoln, UK.

Hugh Bochel is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Lincoln, UK.

Blurb

Until the mid-19^th century, the role of the state was relatively limited; however, over time governments have become increasingly involved in setting frameworks for developments in areas such as the economy and transport, and in the direct provision of services such as education, health care and pensions. While the nature and extent of the government’s roles is widely contested, the effects of public policy are all around us, and the importance of understanding its scope at an individual, state and global level is therefore significant.

Written by two authorities in the field, Making and Implementing Policy introduces key concepts and theoretical approaches that underpin the study of the policy process. It examines the distribution and exercise of power, and the ways in which power is central to our understanding of how policies are made and implemented.

Using real-world examples of public policy to illustrate key points, the text covers topics such as:

• The meanings and scope of public policy and the development of policy analysis

• The impact of multi-level governance and the spread of powers to different levels of decision-making over the past three decades, including the devolution to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the erosion of local government powers and provisions

•  The idea of ‘arm’s-length’ decision making and policy implementation and associated issues, such as accountability, regulation and scrutiny.

Comprehensive yet highly accessible, this new text is essential reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of public policy.