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Author Wu, Xun.

Title The Public Policy Primer : Managing the Policy Process
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012
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Description 1 online resource (129 pages)
Series Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies
Routledge textbooks in policy studies.
Contents Cover; The Public Policy Primer: Managing the policy process; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Public managers and the policy process; A fragmented policy world; Public managers as the missing link; Public managers in the policy process: a framework for action; 2 Agenda setting; The basics of agenda setting; Challenges in agenda setting; Strategies for public managers in agenda setting; Conclusion; Further reading; 3 Policy formulation; The basics of policy formulation; Challenges in policy formulation; Strategies for public managers to improve policy formulation
ConclusionNote; Further reading; 4 Decision-making; The basics of decision-making; Challenges in decision-making; Strategies and analytical tools for public managers in decision-making; Conclusion; Note; Further reading; 5 Policy implementation; The basics of policy implementation; Challenges in policy implementation; Strategies for public managers in policy implementation; Conclusion; Further reading; 6 Policy evaluation; The basics of policy evaluation; Challenges in policy evaluation; Evaluation strategies for public managers; Conclusion; Further reading; 7 Toward integrated policy-making
Integrated policiesIntegrated processes; The context of integrating policy goals and processes; Overcoming the barriers to integrated public policy; Index
Summary The book 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 draws on a wide variety of national and international case studies
Notes Print version record
Form Electronic book
Author Fritzen, Scott
Howlett, Michael
Ramesh, M
ISBN 0203845943
9780203845943