The Policy Process
A Reader
Published on 1. March 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-7450-1273-5 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of extracts from the field of policy-making and implementation, from such authors as Weber, Dunleavy and Lukes. Differing approaches to the study of the policy process through theories of power and bureaucracy, and the role of discretion in policy implementation are discussed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7450-1273-5 (9780745012735)
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05/1997
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Prentice-Hall
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Content
Policy and policy analysis; the role of the state; bureaucracy and the state; applying policy-making theories; the debate about rationality and incrementalism; implementation; applications of the study of organizations to the study of the policy process; the influence of front-line staff - street-level bureaucracy, professionalism and discretion.