The Public Policy Theory Primer (Paperback, 3)

Preface

List of Illustrations

1. Public Policy as a Concept and a Field (or Fields) of Study

2. Does Politics Cause Policy? Does Policy Cause Politics?

3. Who Makes Decisions? How Do They Make Decisions? Actors and Institutions

4. Whose Values? Policy Design

5. Where Does Policy Come From? The Policy Process

6. What Should We Do? The Field of Policy Analysis

7. What Have We Done? Impact Analysis and Program Evaluation

8. How Does it Work? Policy Implementation

9. New Directions in Policy Research

10. Do the Policy Sciences Exist?

Appendix: Questions for Discussion or Comprehensive Exam Prep