Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. In this updated second edition, internationally renowned
scholar B. Guy Peters provides a succinct introduction to public
policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems.
Peters demonstrates how decision-makers can make more effective
choices and why a design approach to public intervention can
improve policy formulation. Key features of the second edition
include: Analytical identification and evaluation of the vital
components of policy design Reflections on the challenges posed by
Covid-19 and public policy solutions An expanded overview of
evaluation and behavioral public policy analysis Critical
discussions of alternatives to cost-benefit analysis. Offering a
timely and concise approach to the field, this book will be crucial
for high-level students who are new to public policy, as well as
scholars and researchers hoping to improve and advance their
understanding of the design perspective. Its analytic and
theoretical grounding will also prove useful for policy
practitioners, enabling sophisticated solutions to common policy
problems.
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