Handbook of public policy / edited by B Guy Peters and Jon Pierre.

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0761940618
9780761940616

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H97 HAN

Contents:

List of Contributors ix Introduction 1 (10) B. Guy Peters Jon Pierre Section 1: Making Policy 11 (156) The Three Action Levels of Governance: Re-Framing the Policy Process Beyond the Stages Model 13 (18) Peter L. Hupe Michael J. Hill The Policy Sciences: Past, Present, and Future 31 (18) Peter DeLeon Christine R. Martell Behavioral Rationality and the Policy Processes: Toward A New Model of Organizational Information Processing 49 (26) Bryan D. Jones Graeme Boushey Samuel Workman Policy Design: Ubiquitous, Necessary and Difficult 75 (22) Davis B. Bobrow Networks and Bargaining in Policy Analysis 97 (18) Peter Bogason Concepts and Theories of Horizontal Policy Management 115 (24) B. Guy Peters Budgeting 139 (12) Irene S. Rubin Implementation 151 (16) Soren C. Winter Section 2: Substantive Policy Areas 167 (228) Constitution and Rights 169 (18) John Uhr Social Policy: Pensions 187 (14) Helen Fawcett Social Policy: Is there a Crisis of the Welfare State? 201 (18) Harold L. Wilensky Health Policy 219 (12) Michael Moran Education Policy 231 (18) Susan Marton Environmental Policy 249 (16) Christoph Knill Cultural Policy 265 (16) Kevin V. Mulcahy Tax Policy 281 (12) B. Guy Peters Industrial Policy in Developed Nations 293 (16) Richard D. Bingham Agriculture and Food 309 (14) Wyn Grant Transportation and Infrastructure 323 (16) Kenneth Button Foreign Policy 339 (26) Walter Carlsnaes Criminal Justice Policy 365 (16) Tim Newburn Privatisation by Divestment 381 (14) Ian Thynne Section 3: Evaluating Policy 395 (98) Evaluation Research 397 (20) Evert Vedung Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis 417 (16) Aidan R. Vining David L. Weimer Ethics and Public Policy 433 (10) Gary Bryner Performance and Performance Management 443 (18) Geert Bouckaert John Halligan Argumentative Policy Analysis 461 (20) Herbert Gottweis Disciplinary Perspectives 481 (12) Jon Pierre Index 493

Summary: This is an invaluable survey of the major theories and approaches in this area of study and research. It explores the role of parties in the pressing contemporary problems of institutional design and democratic governance today

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Contributors
ix
Introduction 1 (10)
B. Guy Peters
Jon Pierre
Section 1: Making Policy
11 (156)
The Three Action Levels of Governance: Re-Framing the Policy Process Beyond the Stages Model
13 (18)
Peter L. Hupe
Michael J. Hill
The Policy Sciences: Past, Present, and Future
31 (18)
Peter DeLeon
Christine R. Martell
Behavioral Rationality and the Policy Processes: Toward A New Model of Organizational Information Processing
49 (26)
Bryan D. Jones
Graeme Boushey
Samuel Workman
Policy Design: Ubiquitous, Necessary and Difficult
75 (22)
Davis B. Bobrow
Networks and Bargaining in Policy Analysis
97 (18)
Peter Bogason
Concepts and Theories of Horizontal Policy Management
115 (24)
B. Guy Peters
Budgeting
139 (12)
Irene S. Rubin
Implementation
151 (16)
Soren C. Winter
Section 2: Substantive Policy Areas
167 (228)
Constitution and Rights
169 (18)
John Uhr
Social Policy: Pensions
187 (14)
Helen Fawcett
Social Policy: Is there a Crisis of the Welfare State?
201 (18)
Harold L. Wilensky
Health Policy
219 (12)
Michael Moran
Education Policy
231 (18)
Susan Marton
Environmental Policy
249 (16)
Christoph Knill
Cultural Policy
265 (16)
Kevin V. Mulcahy
Tax Policy
281 (12)
B. Guy Peters
Industrial Policy in Developed Nations
293 (16)
Richard D. Bingham
Agriculture and Food
309 (14)
Wyn Grant
Transportation and Infrastructure
323 (16)
Kenneth Button
Foreign Policy
339 (26)
Walter Carlsnaes
Criminal Justice Policy
365 (16)
Tim Newburn
Privatisation by Divestment
381 (14)
Ian Thynne
Section 3: Evaluating Policy
395 (98)
Evaluation Research
397 (20)
Evert Vedung
Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis
417 (16)
Aidan R. Vining
David L. Weimer
Ethics and Public Policy
433 (10)
Gary Bryner
Performance and Performance Management
443 (18)
Geert Bouckaert
John Halligan
Argumentative Policy Analysis
461 (20)
Herbert Gottweis
Disciplinary Perspectives
481 (12)
Jon Pierre
Index 493

This is an invaluable survey of the major theories and approaches in this area of study and research. It explores the role of parties in the pressing contemporary problems of institutional design and democratic governance today

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