Public Policy in Britain

2. Auflage 1990
ISBN: 978-0-631-17243-7
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell

Buch, Englisch, 251 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 472 g

First published in 1983, this textbook is now published in a completely revised and updated form to take full account of changes in policy-making in the second half of Mrs Thatcher's first decade in power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burch, Martin

Wood, Bruce

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Second Edition viii

PART I Approaches and Views 1

1 Introducing the 'Policy Approach' 3
Why Use a Particular Approach? 3
Choosing an Approach 8
What Does the Policy Approach Involve? 11
Why Choose the Policy Approach? 17
Some Underlying Assumptions 17
References 21

2 Views of Policy Making 22
Behavioural Views 24
Structural Views 33
Choosing Between Views 48
Topics for Discussion 49
Key Reading 49
References 50

PART II Acquiring Resources 51

3 Acquiring Resources: the Policy Ingredients 53
Support: the Intangible Resource 54
Tangible Resources 65

Conclusion 80
Topics for Discussion 81
Key Reading 82
References 82

4 Problems of Acquiring Resources - What, How and from Whom? 84

Problems of Acquisition 86

Who Pays How Much of the Costs of Resource Acquisition? 99

Conclusion 106

Topics for Discussion 109

Key Reading 109

References 109

PART III Dividing Resources 111

5 Dividing Resources: the Criteria for Choice 113
How much is Spent? On What? By Whom? 113

Policy Needs 118

Policy Demands 126

Needs, Demands and Power 137

Topics for Discussion 140

Key Reading 140

References 141

6 Dividing Resources: the Politics of Public Expenditure 143

Machinery and Procedures 143
The Play of Power 159
Conclusion 167
Topics for Discussion 169
Key Reading 170
References 170

PART IV Applying Policies 173

7 The Products of Government: Carrying out Intentions 175
The Means of Carrying out Policies 179

The Effectiveness of Carrying out Policies 190
Conclusion 199
Topics for Discussion 200
Key Reading 201
References 201

8 The Consequences of Government: Outcomes and Impact 203

The Effectiveness of Policy 205

The Distribution of Policy 214

Conclusion 224
Topics for Discussion 227
Key Reading 227
References 228

PART V Conclusion 229

9 The Policy Approach Reviewed 231

Effectiveness and Distribution 232

Power, Constraints and Capacity 233

Accountability and Assessment 237

Judgement and Policy Choice 238

Studying Public Policy 241

References 242

Author Index 243

Subject Index 236