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The public policy theory primer /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Smith, Kevin B., 1963- (Author), Larimer, Christopher W. (Christopher Wesley) (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2013]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Policy sciences.
Political planning.
Sciences de la politique.
Politique publique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Policy sciences
Political planning
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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?