The Public policy theory primer /
Smith, Kevin B.
The Public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer - Colorado : Westview Press, c2013 - ix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Public policy as a concept and a field (or fields) of study -- 2. Does politics cause policy? Does policy cause politics? -- 3. Who makes decisions? How do they make decisions? Actors and institutions -- 4. Where does policy come from? The policy process -- 5. What should we do? The field of policy analysis -- 6. What have we done? Impact analysis and program evaluation -- 7. How does it work? Policy implementation -- 8. Whose values? Policy design -- 9. New directions in policy research -- 10. Do the policy sciences exist?
A thoroughly updated investigation of the key theories in contemporary public policy.
9780813347493
POLICY SCIENCES
H 97 .S58 2013
The Public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer - Colorado : Westview Press, c2013 - ix, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Public policy as a concept and a field (or fields) of study -- 2. Does politics cause policy? Does policy cause politics? -- 3. Who makes decisions? How do they make decisions? Actors and institutions -- 4. Where does policy come from? The policy process -- 5. What should we do? The field of policy analysis -- 6. What have we done? Impact analysis and program evaluation -- 7. How does it work? Policy implementation -- 8. Whose values? Policy design -- 9. New directions in policy research -- 10. Do the policy sciences exist?
A thoroughly updated investigation of the key theories in contemporary public policy.
9780813347493
POLICY SCIENCES
H 97 .S58 2013