Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies: Explaining Public Policy by J. A. Chandler in TXT, DOC, PDF
9780415558327 0415558328 Public Policy and Private Interestexplains the complexities of the policy-making process in a refreshingly clear way for students who are new to this subject. The key topics it explains are: How policy originates, is refined, legitimised, implemented, evaluated and terminated in the forms of theoretical models of the policy process; Which actors and institutions are most influential in determining the nature of policy; The values that shape the policy agenda such as ideology, institutional self-interest and resource capabilities; The outcome of policies, and why they succeed or fail; The main policy theories including the very latest insights from network theory and post-modernism; How national policy is influenced by globalization. The text is fully illustrated throughout with a broad range of national and international case studies on subjects such as the banking crisis, the creation of unitary authorities and global environmental policy and regulation. Combining both a clear summary of debates and theories in public policy and a new and original approach to the subject, this book is essential reading for students of public policy and policy analysis., This textbook explains the complexities of the policy-making process in a refreshingly clear way for students who are new to this subject. It explains: How policy originates, is refined, legitimised, implemented, evaluated and terminated in the forms of theoretical models of the policy process Which actors and institutions are most influential in determining the nature of policy The values that shape the policy agenda such as ideology, institutional self-interest and resource capabilities The outcome of policies, and why they succeed or fail The main policy theories including the very latest insights from network theory and post-modernism How national policy is influenced by globalization The text is fully illustrated throughout with a broad range of national and international case studies on subjects such as the banking crisis, the creation of unitary authorities and global environmental policy and regulation. Combining both a clear summary of debates and theories in public policy and a new and original approach to the subject, this book is essential reading for students of public policy and policy analysis.
9780415558327 0415558328 Public Policy and Private Interestexplains the complexities of the policy-making process in a refreshingly clear way for students who are new to this subject. The key topics it explains are: How policy originates, is refined, legitimised, implemented, evaluated and terminated in the forms of theoretical models of the policy process; Which actors and institutions are most influential in determining the nature of policy; The values that shape the policy agenda such as ideology, institutional self-interest and resource capabilities; The outcome of policies, and why they succeed or fail; The main policy theories including the very latest insights from network theory and post-modernism; How national policy is influenced by globalization. The text is fully illustrated throughout with a broad range of national and international case studies on subjects such as the banking crisis, the creation of unitary authorities and global environmental policy and regulation. Combining both a clear summary of debates and theories in public policy and a new and original approach to the subject, this book is essential reading for students of public policy and policy analysis., This textbook explains the complexities of the policy-making process in a refreshingly clear way for students who are new to this subject. It explains: How policy originates, is refined, legitimised, implemented, evaluated and terminated in the forms of theoretical models of the policy process Which actors and institutions are most influential in determining the nature of policy The values that shape the policy agenda such as ideology, institutional self-interest and resource capabilities The outcome of policies, and why they succeed or fail The main policy theories including the very latest insights from network theory and post-modernism How national policy is influenced by globalization The text is fully illustrated throughout with a broad range of national and international case studies on subjects such as the banking crisis, the creation of unitary authorities and global environmental policy and regulation. Combining both a clear summary of debates and theories in public policy and a new and original approach to the subject, this book is essential reading for students of public policy and policy analysis.