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This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process from a
multitude of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism,
institutionalism and from a political point of view. This allows
students to discover key concepts from the policy science
literature and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is
discussed academically and shaped empirically. Public Policy in
Action gives a detailed breakdown of all stages of the policy
process by discussing the emergence of policy problems affecting
the agenda, the formulation of policy alternatives, the
decision-making process, the implementation of policies and the
progression to evaluation, learning and policy change. The authors
also outline the sets of factors which influence the steps of the
policy process internally and externally. The book is supported by
a wide variety of case studies from a number of national and
international contexts of relevance to an international audience.
Key features include: Up-to-date review of the literature on the
policy process Coverage on all key elements of the policy cycle
Insight into the complexity of policy making in practice Multiple
perspectives of the policy process Critical reflections on the
roles of policy analysts Multiple case studies including water
management, migration and social policies. This extensive and
detailed textbook will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate
and masters students of public policy, policy analysis and public
administration, by providing an insight into the complexity of
policy making in the real world.
This comprehensive textbook explores the policy process from a
multitude of perspectives, including rationalism, culturalism,
institutionalism and from a political point of view. This allows
students to discover key concepts from the policy science
literature and gain a deeper understanding of how public policy is
discussed academically and shaped empirically. Public Policy in
Action gives a detailed breakdown of all stages of the policy
process by discussing the emergence of policy problems affecting
the agenda, the formulation of policy alternatives, the
decision-making process, the implementation of policies and the
progression to evaluation, learning and policy change. The authors
also outline the sets of factors which influence the steps of the
policy process internally and externally. The book is supported by
a wide variety of case studies from a number of national and
international contexts of relevance to an international audience.
Key features include: Up-to-date review of the literature on the
policy process Coverage on all key elements of the policy cycle
Insight into the complexity of policy making in practice Multiple
perspectives of the policy process Critical reflections on the
roles of policy analysts Multiple case studies including water
management, migration and social policies. This extensive and
detailed textbook will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate
and masters students of public policy, policy analysis and public
administration, by providing an insight into the complexity of
policy making in the real world.
It is widely acknowledged that we are witnessing a major
transformation of public policy making, a transformation which has
been labelled as a change from 'government' to 'governance'.
Governance is used to describe policy making and implementation
without a central authority in a non-hierarchical, network-like
structure through negotiation and cooperation between public and
private actors at one or across different political levels. This
comprehensive volume combines empirical analysis and normative
assessment of governance practices, providing a systematic approach
based on a framework for assessing democratic legitimacy. It
addresses different modes of governance at the local/regional,
national, European and international levels. The volume assesses
the alleged 'democratic deficit' of these new governance practices
and as such is ideally suited to courses on public administration.
Drawing together a mix of internationally renown contributors,
Social Policy Review 28 provides an up-to-date and diverse review
of the best in social policy scholarship. With specially
commissioned reviews of pensions, health care, conditionality and
housing this book examines important debates in the field. A themed
section on personalised budgets examines the introduction and
consequences of personalisation of funding from the perspectives of
the UK, Australia and Norway and considers the impact of such
funding on vulnerable groups such as the elderly and the homeless.
Published in association with the SPA this comprehensive discussion
and analysis of the current state of social policy will be of keen
interest to academics and students.
Published in association with the SPA, Social Policy Review 27
draws together international scholarship at the forefront of
addressing concerns that emphasise both the breadth of social
policy analysis, and the expanse of issues with which it is
engaged. Contributions to this edition focus on the effects of
financialisation on services and care provision, policies to
address deficiencies in housing and labour markets, and ways in
which the study of social policy may need to develop to respond to
its changing material concerns. A themed section explores the place
of comparative welfare modelling in the context of change over the
last quarter of a century to consider where scholarship has been
and where it might be going.
Since the 2008 economic crisis, each year has brought new
challenges to welfare states. This important annual volume with
contributions from an exciting mix of internationally renowned
experts within the social policy community examines the economic
and political challenges that have confronted governments, and
highlights the diverse ways in which nations have responded. Part
One explores the most pressing questions confronting British social
policy, from the school-leaving age, employment, in-work benefits
to taxation. Part Two examines the political and professional
dilemmas involved in the delivery and financing of social policy.
Part Three identifies the challenges in integrating social policy
with other areas of the welfare state, including social care,
health policy and labour market policy. This comprehensive
discussion of the most challenging issues arising during the past
year provides academics and students with an invaluable up-to-date
analysis of the current state of social policy.
While reforms of welfare policies have been widely analysed, the
reform of welfare administration has received far less attention.
Using empirical case studies, this book provides significant new
insights into the way welfare administration is being
internationally transformed. Particular attention is given to the
effect on welfare clients, staff and agencies. "Administering
welfare reform" presents a critical analysis of governance
practices in welfare administration and examines shifts in the
participants, practices and processes of welfare administration. It
presents original empirical case studies that highlight the effects
of reforming welfare governance on welfare subjects, staff and
agencies and provides a much-needed international and comparative
perspective of changing welfare governance. This book is aimed at
scholars and advanced students of sociology, social policy,
economics, public administration and management, as well as social
policy practitioners and service delivery workers.
Modern welfare states are confronted with a wide variety of social
and economic developments, including individualization,
secularization, globalization and changing preferences and
ideologies of citizens. Using in-depth analysis gathered over 15
years, this book closely analyzes the consequences of these
significant changes for social policies, offering theoretical and
practical insights about their responsiveness. It includes a
comparative analysis of recent developments in social assistance,
sheltered work and labour market policies in the Netherlands,
showing how policy makers are continually trying to incorporate
societal transformations into social policies while being
obstructed by the path-dependent development of welfare state
institutions. The insights from the case studies are related to
developments in other European countries in the areas of social
assistance, sheltered work and labour market policies, and show how
policy makers and politicians deal with multiple challenges,
interests and perspectives on social policies. This book is
essential reading for academics and students interested in the
institutional development of social policies.
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