The Structure of Policy Evolution: Painting an Integrated Picture of Change in Policy and Institutional Systems

ISBN-13: 9781032378947 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str.

Czech Republic) Bubak Oldrich (University of Hradec Kralove

Opis

This book advances novel tools for the study, analysis, and development of public policy, essential in a world of growing diversity, complexity, and accelerating change.

Spis treści

Part 1: Setting Contexts  1. Introduction: Towards a Better Grasp of Policy Change  2. Modernizing Social Policy: Pressures and Patterns  3. On Stability and Change in Welfare Systems: A Path Forward?  Part 2: Moving Boundaries  4. Complexity, Evolution and Public Policy  5. The Structure-in-Evolution: An Integrated Picture of Policy Change  6. Mapping Change in Policy Systems: The Structure-in-Evolution Alternative  Part 3: Exploring Evolutions  7. Developing the Danish Welfare State: Paths and Transitions  8. Evolving Social Policy in the United Kingdom: Constraints and Adaptations  9. Conclusion: Ahead of Policy Evolution.  Epilogue: Investing Anew

O autorze

Oldrich Bubak is a Research Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.