Wu / Ramesh / Howlett The Public Policy Primer

Managing the Policy Process
2. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-22992-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 166 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies

Fully revised for a 2nd edition, this essential guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the entire policy cycle taking the reader through the various stages of agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, policy implementation and policy evaluation.

It provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by public officials. Written from a comparative perspective, the authors include examples from a diverse range of countries at different stages of development, highlighting key principles and practices through which officials can effectively manage their policy processes and outcomes.

Key features of the second edition:

- fully updated and revised throughout

- expanded references and further reading

- more guidance towards understanding the key concepts

This important tool offers students of public policy and policy practitioners guidance on how to make, implement and evaluate public policies in ways that improve citizens' lives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wu, Xun

Ramesh, M.

Howlett, Michael

Fritzen, Scott

Fritzen, Scott A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introductions: Public Managers and the Policy Process 2 Agenda-Setting 3 Policy Formulation 4 Decision-Making 5 Policy Implementation 6 Policy Evaluation 7 Conclusion: Enhancing Policy Effectiveness Through Integrated Policy Making

Über Autor(innen)

Xun Wu is Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, specializing in policy reforms in developing countries, with emphasis on social and environmental sectors. M Ramesh is Professor of Social Policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. His teaching and research are concentrated in public policy, social policy, and political economy in Asia. Michael Howlett is is Burnaby Mountain Chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University and Yong Pung How Chair Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. His areas of specialization include public policy analysis, political economy, and resource and environmental policy. Scott A. Fritzen is is Associate Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, and specializes in governance reform and capacity strengthening in developing countries.