Descript |
ix, 273 p. ; 23 cm. |
Edition |
2nd ed. |
Contents |
Public policy as a concept and a field (or fields) of study -- Does politics cause policy? Does policy cause politics? -- Who makes decisions? How do they make decisions? Actors and institutions -- Where does policy come from? The policy process -- What should we do? The field of policy analysis -- What have we done? Impact analysis and program evaluation -- How does it work? Policy implementation -- Whose values? Policy design -- New directions in policy research -- Do the policy sciences exist?. |
ISBN |
9780813347493 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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