Social Policy, Public Policy From Problem to Practice

by Edwards, Meredith; Howard, Cosmo; Miller, Robin

• ISBN13: 9781864489484
• ISBN10: 1864489480
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Glossary 1 Introducing Policy Processes 2 Income Support for Young People: A search for a single allowance 3 From Child Maintenance to Child Support: An unlikely policy reform 4 Paying for a University Education: HECS and not Fees 5 Long-term Unemployment Policy: From Green paper to Working Nation 6 Concluding Observations Bibliography Index

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Acknowledgements	xi
Glossary	xiii
Abbreviations	xix
Introducing policy processes	1	(12)
Good policy processes: a policy development framework	2	(6)
The policy framework
The policy stages explained
The `policy dance'
Processes, players and politics	8	(2)
The case studies	10	(1)
Outline of the book	11	(2)
Income support for young people: The search for a single allowance	13	(44)
History and context	15	(1)
Structures and players	16	(3)
Identifying the issues	19	(4)
Policy analysis	23	(10)
Data and research
Social Policy Public Policy
Key policy questions
Developing objectives and options	31	(2)
Consultation	33	(1)
Moving towards decisions	33	(11)
The events
Budget measures
Diary of a player
Implementation	44	(4)
Evaluation	48	(4)
Parliamentary committe reports in 1989 and 1991
The Chapman report
Parliamentary committee report in 1995
Conclusions	52	(5)
From child maintenance to child support: An unlikely policy reform	57	(40)
History and context	58	(2)
Structures and players	60	(5)
Identifying the issues	65	(4)
Putting the problem on the agenda
Articulating the problem
Policy analysis	69	(7)
Data and research
Resolving key questions
Developing options
Consultation	76	(3)
Moving towards decisions	79	(4)
Implementation	83	(7)
Major issues
The legislative phase
Publicity
Early days of delivery
Evaluation	90	(2)
Conclusions	92	(5)
Paying for a university education: HECS and not fees	97	(40)
History and context	98	(4)
The external environment
Enter Dawkins
Structures and players	102	(3)
Identifying the issues	105	(7)
Putting the problem on the agenda
The role of the Green Paper
Private and public benefits of higher education`Free' higher education is `middle-class welfare'
Policy analysis	112	(8)
Data and research
Key issues for the Wran Committee
Developing options
Consultation	120	(3)
Moving towards decisions	123	(4)
Implementation	127	(5)
Evaluation	132	(2)
Conclusions	134	(3)
Long-term unemployment policy: From Green Paper to Working Nation	137	(40)
History and context	138	(1)
Structure and players	139	(5)
Identifying the issues	144	(5)
The nature of the problem
Articulating the problem
Policy analysis	149	(9)
Data and research
Key policy questions
Proposals and options
Political opportunism---income support example
Consultation	158	(3)
Moving towards decisions	161	(5)
Implementation	166	(4)
Evaluation	170	(4)
Conclusions	174	(3)
Concluding observations	177	(15)
Forwards and backwards through the stages	177	(7)
Identifying the issues
Policy analysis
Consultation
Moving towards decisions
Implementation
Evaluation
Other factors at play	184	(4)
Organisational structures
The Players
Looking towards the future	188	(4)
Bibliography	192	(11)
Index	203