Understanding public policy : theories and issue /

Main Author: Cairney, Paul, 1973-
Corporate Author: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Table of Contents:
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  • Introduction: A Multiple Lens Approach to Policy Change
  • What is Public Policy and How Do We Identify Continuity and Change?
  • Power, Governance and Decision-Making
  • Institutions and Policy Change
  • Rationality and Incrementalism
  • Structural explanations
  • Rational Choice theory
  • Multi-level Governance
  • Punctuated Equilibrium and Venue Shift
  • Advocacy Coalition Framework
  • The Role of Ideas, Knowledge and Beliefs
  • Policy Transfer
  • Implementation, Evaluation and Learning
  • Conclusion