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9780230229709

Understanding Public Policy Theories and Issues

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230229709

  • ISBN10:

    0230229700

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-10-15
  • Publisher: Red Globe Pr
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Summary

This book is a new introduction to theories of public policy. The author provides an accessible assessment of a wide range of theories and models from policy cycles, policy transfer, rational choice and socio-economic explanations to multi-level governance, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium and of their value to policy analysis.

Author Biography

Paul Cairney is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Multiple Lens Approach to Policy Change
What is Public Policy and How Do We Identify Continuity and Change?
Power, Governance and Decision-Making
Institutions and Policy Change
Rationality and Incrementalism
Structural explanations
Rational Choice theory
Multi-level Governance
Punctuated Equilibrium and Venue Shift
Advocacy Coalition Framework
The Role of Ideas, Knowledge and Beliefs
Policy Transfer
Implementation, Evaluation and Learning
Conclusion

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