Policy Analysis in Australia

Preface: Policy Analysis in Australia: The State of the Art ~ Kate Crowley & Brian Head;


Beyond Formal Policy Analysis ~ Kate Crowley & Brian Head;


Part one: Policy analysis in Australia;


The Policy Analysis Profession in Australia ~ Patrick Weller;


The Economic Context of Public Policy ~ Alan Fenna;


Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity ~ Brian Head et al;


Part two: Policy analysis & advice within government;


Policy Analysis in the Federal Government ~ John Wanna;


Policy Analysis within State Governments ~ Keddie and Smith;


Policy Analysis Capacity and Local Government ~ Chris Aulich;


Reflections on Policy Advice in Australia ~ Meredith Edwards;


Part three: Policy analysis beyond government;


Parliamentary Committees, Inquiries and the Public ~ Ian Marsh;


Public Policy and Expert Advisory Councils ~ Jenny Stewart & Scott Prasser;


Policy Makers, Public Opinion and the Media ~ Ian Ward;


Consultants, Think Tanks and Public Policy ~ Paul D'hart;


Part four: Parties and interest groups in policy analysis;


Policy Development in Political Parties ~ Various;


Business Associations and Public Policy ~ Stephen Bell;


Policy Analysis and the Labour Movement ~ Carole Johnson;


Policy Capacity in the Community Sector ~ Susan Goodwin & Ruth Phillips;


Part five: Informing and improving policy analysis;


Policy Analysis Instruction in Australia ~ John Uhr and Kate Crowley;


Academic Research and Public Policy ~ Brian Head et al.