Studying public policy: policy cycles and policy subsystems (3^rd Ed.) Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems

lIgStudying Publisc PolicylPg develops an analytical framework of the subject for students in public policy course. Instead of focussing on the substantive policy of a particular policy area, the book examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations of, and approaches used in, the policy sciences.

Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction: Why Study Public Policy?. 2. Understanding Public Policy: Theoretical Approaches. 3. The Policy Context. 4. Agenda-Setting. 5. Policy Formulation: Policy Instruments and Policy Design. 6. Public Policy Decision-Making. 7. Policy Implementation. 8. Policy Evaluation: Policy-Making as Policy Learning. 9. Patterns of Policy Change. Bibliography. Index.