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
part |56 pages
Introduction to the study of the public policy process
part |56 pages
Conceptualizing public policy-making
part |51 pages
Modelling the policy process
part |50 pages
Understanding the agenda-setting process
chapter |15 pages
Agenda-setting and political discourse
part |55 pages
Understanding the formulation process
part |58 pages
Understanding the decision-making process
chapter |21 pages
Models for research into decision-making processes
part |55 pages
Understanding the implementation process
part |64 pages
Understanding the evaluation process
chapter |19 pages
Randomized control trials
part |46 pages
Policy dynamics