The Public Policy Process

ISBN-13: 9780367445362 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 388 str.

Michael Hill; Frédéric Varone

Opis

This book is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship between theoretical and practical aspects of policymaking, this fully revised 8th edition, gives a thorough overview of the people and organisations involved in the process.

Spis treści

Part 1: Policy Theories  1. Studying the policy process  2. Theories of power and the policy process  3. Interests and groups  4. Institutional theory  5. Comparative policy process studies  6. Integrating theoretical approaches  Part 2: Analysis of the Policy Process  7. Policy and politics  8. Agenda setting  9. Policy formulation  10. Implementation: an overview  11. Bureaucracy: organisational structures and processes  12. Discretion, rules and street-level bureaucracy  13. The policy process in the age of governance  14. Conclusion: evaluation and accountability