Public policy in action : perspectives on the policy process / Victor Bekkers, Menno Fenger, Peter Scholten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bekkers, V. J. J. M., 1963- author.

Fenger, Menno, 1971- author.

Scholten, Peter, 1980- author.

Contributor:

Charles H. Maxson Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning.

Physical Description:

viii, 342 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process from a multitude of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism, institutionalism and from a political point of view. This allows students to discover key concepts from the policy science literature and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is discussed academically and shaped empirically. Public Policy in Action gives a detailed breakdown of all stages of the policy process by discussing the emergence of policy problems affecting the agenda, the formulation of policy alternatives, the decision-making process, the implementation of policies and the progression to evaluation, learning and policy change. The authors also outline the sets of factors which influence the steps of the policy process internally and externally. The book is supported by a wide variety of case studies from a number of national and international contexts of relevance to an international audience. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.

ISBN:

9781781004524

1781004528

9781781004609

1781004609

OCLC:

989963243

Publisher Number:

99974191230