02622oam 2200613I 450 991045980500332120200520144314.00-415-38029-41-283-10446-697866131044650-203-83078-410.4324/9780203830789 (CKB)2670000000081998(EBL)668811(OCoLC)714363469(SSID)ssj0000529389(PQKBManifestationID)12192670(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529389(PQKBWorkID)10552904(PQKB)10875694(MiAaPQ)EBC668811(Au-PeEL)EBL668811(CaPaEBR)ebr10462532(CaONFJC)MIL310446(EXLCZ)99267000000008199820180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMaking policy work /Peter JohnLondon :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (209 p.)Routledge textbooks in policy studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-136-82475-8 0-415-37544-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Making Policy Work; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The tools of governments and policy outcomes; 2 Law and regulation; 3 Public spending and taxation; 4 Bureaucracy and public management; 5 Institutions; 6 Information, persuasion and deliberation; 7 Networks and governance; 8 Conclusions; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexMany tools are on offer to politicians and other policy-makers when they seek to change policy outcomes. Often they choose to concentrate on one set of tools, but fail to see the costs as well as the benefits - and may not consider the available evidence regarding their effectiveness. This innovative new textbook clearly sets out the main tools of government, and provides an analysis of their efficacy when applied to public problems. Each chapter examines the relative benefits and costs of using a key tool that is available to improve policy outcomes, drawing on a diverse liteRoutledge textbooks in policy studies.Policy sciencesElectronic books.Policy sciences.320.6John Peter1960-,918070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459805003321Making policy work2078680UNINA