Analysing welfare policy and practice
E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-4473-2001-2
Verlag: Policy Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
"Understanding the policy process":
· introduces the main themes of the policy analysis literature;
· demonstrates the centrality of the policy making process to an understanding of the operational possibilities and limits of social policy;
· takes account of macro-, meso- and micro-level approaches to social policy analysis;
· uses clear explanations of key concepts, up-to-date illustrative case studies and examples to increase students' understanding of the theory and practice of policy analysis;
· uses a comparative approach.
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Introduction: what is policy analysis? Part One: Macro-level Analysis: Globalisation; Political economy; The post-industrial economy; Technological change; Structures of power; Part Two: Meso-level Analysis: The changing nature of governance; Policy networks; Institutions; Policy transfer; Part Three: Micro-level Analysis: Decision making and personality; Implementation and delivery; Evaluation and evidence; Conclusions: policy analysis and welfare states.