Understanding Public Policy Theories and Issues

Name: Understanding Public Policy Theories and Issues
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ISBN: 9780230229716

ISBN-10: 0230229719

ISBN-13: 9780230229716

Edition: 2012

Authors: Paul Cairney

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This book is a new introduction to theories of public policy. The author provides an accessible assessment of a wide range of theories and models from policy cycles, policy transfer, rational choice and socio-economic explanations to multi-level governance, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium and of their value to policy analysis.

Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 10/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



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