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The public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith, Christopher W. Larimer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Kevin B., 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Policy sciences.
- Political planning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A detailed and now thoroughly updated investigation of the key theories in contemporary public policy
- Contents:
- Public policy as a concept and a field (or fields) of study
- Does politics cause policy? Does policy cause politics?
- Who makes decisions? How do they make decisions? Actors and institutions
- Where does policy come from? The policy process
- What should we do? The field of policy analysis
- What have we done? Impact analysis and program evaluation
- How does it work? Policy implementation
- Whose values? Policy design
- New directions in policy research
- Do the policy sciences exist?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78539-542-4
- 0-8133-4750-5
- OCLC:
- 827454918
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