02637oam 2200625I 450 991096261850332120251021110409.01-136-82474-X0-415-38029-41-283-10446-697866131044650-203-83078-410.4324/9780203830789(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 John1st ed.London :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 sciencesPolicy sciences.320.6John Peter1960-,918070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962618503321Making policy work4447535UNINA