H. K. Colebatch's The Work of Policy provides an international perspective on the field of policy analysis. Colebatch collects voices from around the world to consider the applicability of policy models to the actual practice of policy work. International case studies demonstrate that policy work takes a variety of forms, and policy analysis plays only a small role.

Examines how policy is created and how it is used.

H. K. Colebatch investigates policy as a practical concept -- an idea that both politicians and outside observers use to make sense of public life and to participate effectively in it. Rather than describing particular sorts of policy, he analyzes how the policy process works by addressing the core questions: What do we mean by policy? What is it for? Who makes it?