The Smith, Kevin B. creator Larimer, Christopher W. text Boulder, CO Westview Press c2013 2nd ed. monographic ix, 273 pages : 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?. Includes index. Policy sciences Political planning H 97 SMI 9780813347493 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813347509 (ebook)