Title:
Public policy : an introduction to the theory and practice of policy analysis / Wayne Parsons.
Author:
Parsons, D. W.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-651) and index.
List of figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Meta Analysis -- 1.2. 'Public' and 'policy' as concepts -- 1.3. The development of the policy approach -- 1.4. Kinds of policy analysts and policy analysis -- 1.5. Varieties of analytical frameworks -- 1.6. Philosophical frameworks -- 1.7. Analysis and the policy process -- 1.8. Models, maps and metaphors -- 1.9. Paradigms lost and found: shifts in the focus and frameworks of policy analysis -- 1.10. Stages and cycles: mapping the policy process -- 1.11. The arrangement of Parts Two, Three and Four -- pt. 2. Meso Analysis -- 2.2. Social problem approaches -- 2.3. Public opinion and public policy -- 2.4. Theories of agenda control -- 2.5. Typologies of policy issues -- 2.6. Pluralism, non-decision-making and the third dimension of power -- 2.7. Neo-Marxist and critical approaches -- 2.8. Knowledge and the policy agenda -- 2.9. Policies and problems as symbols -- 2.10. Networks, streams, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium -- 2.11. Analysing the boundaries -- 2.12. Globalization and policy-making: the international parameters -- pt. 3. Decision Analysis -- 3.2. Decision-making: frameworks and disciplinary contexts -- 3.3. Power approaches to decision-making -- 3.4. Rationality and decision-making -- 3.5. The public choice approach to decision-making -- 3.6. Institutional approaches -- 3.7. Personality, cognition and information processing in decision-making -- 3.8. Policy analysis and public decisions -- 3.9. Rational decision-making and the quest for knowledgeable governance -- 3.10. Critiques of policy analysis -- pt. 4. Delivery Analysis -- 4.2. The arrangement of Part Four -- 4.3. Implementation -- 4.4. Delivery systems -- 4.5. Evaluation -- 4.6. Change and continuity in policy-making -- 4.7. Promise and performance: evaluating impact and outcomes -- 4.8. Conclusion: Beyond delivery and towards democratization -- Bibliography -- Index.
Publisher:
Edward Elgar,
Publication Place:
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton,MA., US :
Subject:
Policy sciences.
Sciences de la politique.
Decision process.
Policy.
Public administration.
Politics.
Formulacion de politicas.
Policy analysis
Contents:
List of figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- Meta Analysis -- 'Public' and 'policy' as concepts -- The development of the policy approach -- Kinds of policy analysts and policy analysis -- Varieties of analytical frameworks -- Philosophical frameworks -- Analysis and the policy process -- Models, maps and metaphors -- Paradigms lost and found: shifts in the focus and frameworks of policy analysis -- Stages and cycles: mapping the policy process -- The arrangement of Parts Two, Three and Four -- Meso Analysis -- Social problem approaches -- Public opinion and public policy -- Theories of agenda control -- Typologies of policy issues -- Pluralism, non-decision-making and the third dimension of power -- Neo-Marxist and critical approaches -- Knowledge and the policy agenda -- Policies and problems as symbols -- Networks, streams, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium -- Analysing the boundaries -- Globalization and policy-making: the international parameters -- Decision Analysis -- Decision-making: frameworks and disciplinary contexts -- Power approaches to decision-making -- Rationality and decision-making -- The public choice approach to decision-making -- Institutional approaches -- Personality, cognition and information processing in decision-making -- Policy analysis and public decisions -- Rational decision-making and the quest for knowledgeable governance -- Critiques of policy analysis -- Delivery Analysis -- The arrangement of Part Four -- Implementation -- Delivery systems -- Evaluation -- Change and continuity in policy-making -- Promise and performance: evaluating impact and outcomes -- Conclusion: Beyond delivery and towards democratization -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:
xviii, 675 pages : illustrations ;
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. 1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8. 1.9. 1.10. 1.11. pt. 2. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 2.8. 2.9. 2.10. 2.11. 2.12. pt. 3. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. 3.8. 3.9. 3.10. pt. 4. 4.2. 4.3. 4.4. 4.5. 4.6. 4.7. 4.8.
Electronic Location:
http://digitool.hbz-nrw.de:1801/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=1378040&custom_att_2=simple_viewer
Public policy
Publication Date:
1995.
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