The public policy process /
Hill, Michael J. 1937-
The public policy process / Michael Hill and Frédéric Varone. - Seventh edition. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2017. - xiii, 414 p. : ill. b&w ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Policy Theories --
Ch. 1. Studying the Policy Process --
Ch. 2. Theories of power and the policy process --
Ch. 3. Rational choice theory --
Ch. 4. From pluralism to networks --
Ch. 5. Institutional theory --
Ch. 6. Comparative Policy Process Studies --
Ch. 7. Integrating theoretical approaches --
Pt. 2. Analysis of the Policy Process --
Ch. 8. Policy and politics --
Ch. 9. Agenda setting --
Ch. 10. Policy formulation --
Ch. 11. Implementation: an overview --
Ch. 12. Bureaucracy: organisational structures and processes --
Ch. 13. The policy process at the street level --
Ch. 14. The policy process in the age of governance --
Ch. 15. Conclusion: evaluation and accountability.
The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship between theoretical and practical aspects of policy-making, the book gives a thorough overview of the people and organisations involved in the process..
9781138909502
Policy sciences
Bureaucracy
320.6
The public policy process / Michael Hill and Frédéric Varone. - Seventh edition. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2017. - xiii, 414 p. : ill. b&w ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Policy Theories --
Ch. 1. Studying the Policy Process --
Ch. 2. Theories of power and the policy process --
Ch. 3. Rational choice theory --
Ch. 4. From pluralism to networks --
Ch. 5. Institutional theory --
Ch. 6. Comparative Policy Process Studies --
Ch. 7. Integrating theoretical approaches --
Pt. 2. Analysis of the Policy Process --
Ch. 8. Policy and politics --
Ch. 9. Agenda setting --
Ch. 10. Policy formulation --
Ch. 11. Implementation: an overview --
Ch. 12. Bureaucracy: organisational structures and processes --
Ch. 13. The policy process at the street level --
Ch. 14. The policy process in the age of governance --
Ch. 15. Conclusion: evaluation and accountability.
The Public Policy Process is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the process by which public policy is made. Explaining clearly the importance of the relationship between theoretical and practical aspects of policy-making, the book gives a thorough overview of the people and organisations involved in the process..
9781138909502
Policy sciences
Bureaucracy
320.6