The public policy theory primer
Kevin B. Smith
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
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| Omfang | XIII, 272 sider
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| Utgave | Third Edition
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| Opplysninger | Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Public Policy as a Concept and a Field (or Fields) of Study -- Chapter 2: Does Politics Cause Policy? Does Policy Cause Politics? -- Chapter 3: Who Makes Decisions? How Do They Make Decisions? Actors and Institutions -- Chapter 4: Whose Values? Policy Design -- Chapter 5: Where Does Policy Come From? The Policy Process -- Chapter 6: What Should We Do? The Field of Policy Analysis -- Chapter 7: What Have We Done? Impact Analysis and Program Evaluation -- Chapter 8: How Does it Work? Policy Implementation -- Chapter 9: New Directions in Policy Research -- Chapter 10: Do the Policy Sciences Exist?. - "Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this wide-ranging nature. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer offer an organized and comprehensive overview of the core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates in each subfield of policy studies from the policy process and policy analysis to program evaluation and policy implementation. The third edition has been updated throughout to include the latest scholarship and approaches in the field, including new and expanded coverage of behavioral economics, the narrative policy framework, Fourth Generation implementation studies, the policy regime approach, field experiments, and the debate of program versus policy implementation studies. Now with new discussion questions in each chapter, The Public Policy Theory Primer remains an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy"--. - "Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer offer an organized and comprehensive overview of the core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates in each subfield of policy studies from the policy process and policy analysis to program evaluation and policy implementation. The third edition has been updated throughout to include the latest scholarship and approaches in the field, including new and expanded coverage of behavioral economics, the narrative policy framework, Fourth Generation implementation studies, the policy regime approach, field experiments, and the debate of program versus policy implementation studies. Now with an appendix of sample comprehensive exam questions, The Public Policy Theory Primer remains an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy"--
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| Emner | Offentlig politikk
Policy sciences. Political planning Political science Vis mer... Politics
Politisk planering Statsvetenskap politikk politikkutforming planlegging beslutningstaking statsvitenskap planer beslutningsprosesser |
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| ISBN | 978-0-8133-5005-9
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