ABSTRACT
This Handbook provides a comprehensive global survey of the policy process. Written by an outstanding line up of distinguished scholars and practitioners, the Handbook covers all aspects of the policy process including:
- Theory – from rational choice to the new institutionalism
- Frameworks – network theory, advocacy coalition and development models
- Key stages in the process – Formulation, implementation and evaluation
- Agenda setting and decision making
- The roles of key actors and institutions
This is an invaluable resource for all scholars, graduate students and practitioners in public policy and policy analysis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I Introduction to the study of the public policy process: history and method
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PART II Conceptualizing public policy-making
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PART III Modelling the policy process: frameworks for analysis
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PART IV Understanding the agenda-setting process
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PART V Understanding the formulation process
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PART VI Understanding the decision-making process
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PART VII Understanding the implementation process
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PART VIII Understanding the evaluation process
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PART IX Policy dynamics: patterns of stability and change