Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance
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Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance
Sage, c2014
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-226) and indexes
Previous ed. published 2009
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Building on the success of the previous two editions, this book provides students with an exemplary overview of the theory and practice of public policy implementation and how it relates to contemporary public management. In doing so, this new edition makes use of more illustrative examples, delves further into researching implementation and explores issues about the relationship between policy formulation and implementation in greater depth.
Written for an international audience, this is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying or conducting research in public policy, social policy, public management, public administration and governance.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Structure of the book
Some matters of definition
Notes
Positioning Implementation Studies
Introduction
Concerns about implementation: Historical origins
The rule of law
The idea of democracy and its implications
Public Administration and Public Management
Institutional theory
Postmodernist theory
Conclusion
Notes
Implementation Theory: The Top-Down/Bottom-Up Debate
The discovery of the 'missing link'
The classical top-down authors
The bottom-up challenge
Conclusion
Implementation Theory
The search for a synthesis
Where does implementation begin
Layers in policy processes
Networks: Broadening the horizontal dimension
Managing performance: Redefining the vertical dimension
Differentiating policy types
Including responses of affected actors
Conclusion
Implementation and Governance
Introduction
The age of interventionism
The age of the market and corporate government
The age of neo-interventionism
Assessment
Conclusion
Notes
Implementation Theory and the Study of Governance
Introduction
The stages model of the policy process
Alternative analytical frameworks
The Multiple Governance Framework
Studying implementation as governance research
Conclusion
Notes
Researching Implementation
Introduction
Defining studies of implementation
Explaining what needs explanation
Isolating implementation
Dealing with layers
Specifying inter-organizational relationships
Differentiating agency responses
Identifying stakes
Recognizing macro-parameters
Quantitative versus qualitative studies
Conclusion
Implementation in Context
Introduction
Implementation in practice
The quest for appropriate action
Policy settings
Institutional environments
Operational governance in context
Conclusion
Notes
The Future of Implementation Studies
Introduction
The objective of studying implementation
The study of governance in operation
Promising developments
Conclusion
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