Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 240 mm
Reihe: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice series
Analysing welfare policy and practice
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 240 mm
Reihe: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice series
ISBN: 978-1-86134-540-0
Verlag: Policy Press
"Unlike many other texts on the topic of policy making, this one manages to make the subject lively, accessible and easy to understand."
Robert Sykes, School of Social Science and Law, Sheffield Hallam University
"This is an exciting and innovative textbook on welfare policy making. introducing students of social policy to a wealth of perspectives and literature not often brought together in an introductory book. an outstanding text."
British Journal of Social Work
Synopsis
This book draws on the latest and best social science to explain how and why policy change occurs. Focusing on the policy making process as the key to change, it uses core concepts of policy analysis, one in each chapter, to build up a fully worked explanation of policy change and to equip readers with knowledge that can be applied to any aspect of welfare policy and public and social policy more generally.
Full Description
This book draws on the latest and best social science to explain how and why policy change occurs. Focusing on the policy making process as the key to change, it uses core concepts of policy analysis, one in each chapter, to build up a fully worked explanation of policy change and to equip readers with knowledge that can be applied to any aspect of welfare policy, and public and social policy more generally.
Understanding the policy process:
· introduces the main themes of the policy analysis literature;
· demonstrates the centrality of the policy making process to an understanding of the operational possibilities and limits of social policy;
· takes account of macro-, meso- and micro-level approaches to social policy analysis;
· uses clear explanations of key concepts, up-to-date illustrative case studies and examples to increase students' understanding of the theory and practice of policy analysis;
· is comparative in approach.
Contents
Contents: Introduction: what is policy analysis? Part 1: Macro-level analysis: Globalisation; Political economy; Changes in the world of work; Technological change; The changing nature of governance; Part 2: Meso-level analysis: Structures of power; Policy networks; Institutions; Policy transfer; Part 3: Micro-level analysis: Decision making and personality; Implementation and delivery; Evaluation and evidence; Conclusions: policy analysis and welfare states.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Gesundheitsökonomie
