LEADER 02618oam 2200613I 450 001 9910816442303321 005 20230725031032.0 010 $a1-136-82474-X 010 $a0-415-38029-4 010 $a1-283-10446-6 010 $a9786613104465 010 $a0-203-83078-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203830789 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081998 035 $a(EBL)668811 035 $a(OCoLC)714363469 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000529389 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12192670 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529389 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10552904 035 $a(PQKB)10875694 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC668811 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL668811 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10462532 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL310446 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081998 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking policy work /$fPeter John 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge textbooks in policy studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-136-82475-8 311 $a0-415-37544-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMaking 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; Index 330 $aMany tools are on offer to politicians and other policy-makers when they seek to change policy outcomes. Often they choose to concentrate on one set of tools, but fail to see the costs as well as the benefits - and may not consider the available evidence regarding their effectiveness. This innovative new textbook clearly sets out the main tools of government, and provides an analysis of their efficacy when applied to public problems. Each chapter examines the relative benefits and costs of using a key tool that is available to improve policy outcomes, drawing on a diverse lite 410 0$aRoutledge textbooks in policy studies. 606 $aPolicy sciences 615 0$aPolicy sciences. 676 $a320.6 700 $aJohn$b Peter$f1960-,$0918070 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816442303321 996 $aMaking policy work$93973691 997 $aUNINA