The public policy theory primer /
Smith, Kevin B.,
The public policy theory primer / - 2nd ed. - Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2013. - ix, 273 pages :
Includes index.
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?.
9780813347493 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813347509 (ebook)
Policy sciences.
Political planning.
H 97 / SMI
The public policy theory primer / - 2nd ed. - Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2013. - ix, 273 pages :
Includes index.
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?.
9780813347493 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813347509 (ebook)
Policy sciences.
Political planning.
H 97 / SMI