03335oam 2200661I 450 991014974540332120250220161524.0978131569396513156939689781317438076131743807810.4324/9781315693965(CKB)3710000000935162(MiAaPQ)EBC4921183(MiAaPQ)EBC4921275970384733(EXLCZ)99371000000093516220180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe public policy process /Michael Hill and Frederic Varone7th ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (414 pages)9781138909502 1138909505 9781138909496 1138909491 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Policy theories -- 1 Studying the policy process -- 2 Theories of power and the policy process -- 3 Rational choice theory -- 4 From pluralism to networks -- 5 Institutional theory -- 6 Comparative policy process studies -- 7 Integrating theoretical approaches -- Part 2 Analysis of the policy process -- 8 Policy and politics -- 9 Agenda setting -- 10 Policy formulation -- 11 Implementation: an overview -- 12 Bureaucracy: organisational structures and processes -- 13 The policy process at the street level -- 14 The policy process in the age of governance -- 15 Conclusion: evaluation and accountability -- References -- Index« 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. Fully revised and updated for a 7th edition, The public policy process provides: clear exploration, using many illustrations, of how policy is made and implemented. A new chapter on comparative theory and methods. New material on studying advocacy coalitions, policy changes, governance, and evaluation. More European and international examples » -- Publisher's descriptionPolicy sciencesBureaucracypublic policyengeurovocpolitical scienceengeurovocpublic administrationengeurovocpolicy makingengeurovocPolicy sciences.Bureaucracy.public policy.political science.public administration.policy making320.604.24EP-CLASS04.04EP-CLASSHill Michael J(Michael James),1937-,126407Varone Frederic1243727MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910149745403321The public policy process2884959UNINA