Policy Process

POLICY AND POLICY ANALYSIS
Introduction. Perspectives on Policy Analysis - Ian Gordon, Janet Lewis, and Ken Young
Theory and Practice in Public Policy and Administration - Martin Minogue
Policy Analysis: Models and Approaches - Bill Jenkins
THE ROLE OF THE STATE
Introduction
Three Distinctive Views of Power Compared - Steven Lukes
The Evolution of Pluralist Theory - Gregor McLennan
The Evolution of Marxist Approaches to State Organization - Patrick Dunleavy and Brendan O'Leary
Bringing the State Back In - Theda Skocpol
BUREAUCRACY AND THE STATE
Introduction
Rational-Legal Authority and Bureaucracy - Max Weber
The Economic Theory of Bureaucracy - Gordon Tullock
Efficiency Rules, OK? Weber and the Economic Enterprise Alternatives - Stewart Clegg
Explaining the Privatization Boom: Public Choice versus Radical Approaches - Patrick Dunleavy
APPLYING POLICY-MAKING THEORIES
Introduction
Master of Fate or Victim of Circumstance: The Exercise of Corporate Power in Environmental Policy-Making - Andrew Blowers
Power in Health Services - Chris Ham
THE DEBATE ABOUT RATIONALITY AND INCREMENTALISM
Introduction
The Artificial Debate Between Rationalist and Incrementalist Models of Decision Making - Gilbert Smith and David May
Political Rationality or Incrementalism - Robert Gregory
IMPLEMENTATION
Introduction
Why 'Perfect Implementation' is Unattainable - Brian Hogwood and Lewis Gunn
Implementation Structures: A New Unit of Administrative Analysis - Benny Hjern and David O. Porter
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Implementation Research - Paul A. Sabatier
APPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY OF ORGANISATIONS TO THE STUDY OF THE POLICY PROCESS
Introduction
The Development of Management Thought - Chris Pollitt
Organizational Models of Social Program Implementation - Richard E. Elmore
Structure and Action as Constructs in the Practice of Public Administration - Pieter Degeling and Hal Colebatch
Collaboration in Social Welfare: A Framework for Analysis - Bob Hudson
THE INFLUENCE OF FRONT-LINE STAFF: STREET-LEVEL BUREAUCRACY, PROFESSIONALISM AND DISCRETION
Introduction
Street-Level Bureaucracy: An Introduction - Michael Lipsky
Michael Lipsky and Street Level Bureaucracy: A Neglected Perspective - Bob Hudson
Discretion and Power - Michael Adler and Stewart Asquith
The Exercise of Discretion in the National Assistance Board - Michael Hill