Studies of public policymaking all to often apply general assumptions about political life to specific case studies. In Studying Public Policy, Michael Howlett and M. Ramesh argue that this approach does not do justice to the wealth of empirical studies pointing to a different set of factors responsible for general patterns of policymaking. Following a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing approaches, the authors inventory current British, American and Canadian literature on policy actors, institutions, and instruments, and derive from that inventory the elements of an inductive, middle-range theory of public policymaking. The model developed in the book not only helps to unify theoretical and empirical studies, but identifies critical elements of the process of policy change of interest not only to specialists but also to practitioners in the field.

Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems

Politics & Social Sciences

Howlett, MIchael

Ramesh, M.

Politics & Government

Oxford University Press

This revised second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of states and markets in Canada for students of Canadian political economy. The book uses studies of political and economic structures and actors, and case studies of policy-making processes in order to explore the major concepts, approaches and issues in the field and apply them to the study of the challenges currently facing Canada.

The Political Economy of Canada: An Introduction

Business & Money

Netherton, Alex

Economics

Studying Public Policy examines three dimensions of efforts to engage and resolve public problems: policy actors, institutions, and ideas. Using this focus, the book overviews past efforts to understand public policy-making, outlines the different stages of the policy-making process, and discusses the principal elements and patterns of policy dynamics. Developing an analytical framework of the subject, the text examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations of, and approaches used in, policy sciences giving students a solid basis for understanding public policy. This edition has been fully updated with new developments in the field and revised with clear language and an easy-to-understand structure, making it the most current, student-friendly resource available.

Perl, Anthony

Legal Theory & Systems

Studying Public Policy develops an analytical framework that will enable students to study public policy more effectively. The first of the books three parts examines different approaches to studying public policy by providing inventories of the relevant types of policy actors, structures, and ideas involved in public policy-making. Part Two then breaks down the policy process into the five sub-processes or sub-stages set out in the policy cycle model and analyzes the variables affecting each stage. Part Three concludes the text with a general commentary on the nature of policy change and stability.

Studying Public Policy: Principles and Processes

The Policy Design Primer: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

The Policy Design Primer is a concise and practical introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. Guiding students through the study of the instruments used by governments in carrying out their tasks, adapting to, and altering their environments, this book:   Examines the range of substantive and procedural policy instruments that together comprise the toolbox from which governments select specific tools expected to resolve policy problems,   Considers the principles behind the selection and use of specific types of instruments in contemporary government,   Addresses the issues of instrument mixes and their (re)design in a discussion of the future research agenda of policy design and   Discusses several current trends in instrument use often linked to factors such as globalization and the increasingly networked nature of modern society.  This readily digestible and informative book provides a comprehensive overview of this essential component of modern governance, featuring helpful definitions of key concepts and further reading.  This book is essential reading for all students of public policy, administration and management as well as more broadly for relevant courses in health, social welfare, environment, development and local government, in addition to those managers and practitioners involved in Executive Education and policy design work on the ground.

The Policy Design Primer (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

Routledge

The Policy Design Primer is a concise and practical introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. Guiding students through the study of the instruments used by governments in carrying out their tasks, adapting to, and altering their environments, this book: <ul>
<li>Examines the range of substantive and procedural policy instruments that together comprise the toolbox from which governments select specific tools expected to resolve policy problems,</li> <li>Considers the principles behind the selection and use of specific types of instruments in contemporary government,</li> <li>Addresses the issues of instrument mixes and their (re)design in a discussion of the future research agenda of policy design and</li> <li>Discusses several current trends in instrument use often linked to factors such as globalization and the increasingly networked nature of modern society.</li> </ul>
This readily digestible and informative book provides a comprehensive overview of this essential component of modern governance, featuring helpful definitions of key concepts and further reading. This book is essential reading for all students of public policy, administration and management as well as more broadly for relevant courses in health, social welfare, environment, development and local government, in addition to those managers and practitioners involved in Executive Education and policy design work on the ground.

The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

This short guide provides a concise and accessible overview of the entire policy cycle taking the reader through the various stages of agenda setting, policy formulation, decision making, policy implementation and policy evaluation. Public officials at every level of government play a vital role in the development, adoption and implementation of government policies. Yet existing works focus only on senior politicians and public officials and, thus, fail to provide an insight into the work of the vast majority of other officials. This book provides an introduction to the key policy functions, the challenges they entail, and how the challenges may be addressed by public officials. Written from a comparative perspective, the authors include examples from a diverse range of countries at different stages of development, highlighting key principles and practices through which officials can effectively manage their policy processes and outcomes. This important tool offers students of public policy and policy practitioners’ guidance on how to make, implement and evaluate public policies in ways that improve citizens’ lives.

Wu, Xun

Fritzen, Scott A.

Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

This textbook provides a concise and accessible introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. Howlett seeks to examine in detail the range of substantive and procedural policy instruments that together comprise the toolbox from which governments select specific tools expected to resolve policy problems. Guiding students through the study of the instruments used by governments in carrying out their tasks, adapting to, and altering, their environments, this book: <ul>
<li>Discusses several current trends in instrument use often linked to factors such as globalization and the increasingly networked nature of modern society. </li> <li>Considers the principles behind the selection and use of specific types of instruments in contemporary government. </li> <li>Evaluates in detail the merits, demerits and rationales for the use of specific organization, regulatory, financial and information-based tools and the trends visible in their use </li> <li>Addresses the issues of instrument mixes and their (re)design in a discussion of the future research agenda of policy design.</li> </ul> Providing a comprehensive overview of this essential component of modern governance and featuring helpful definitions of key concepts and further reading, this book is essential reading for all students of public policy, administration and management.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

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Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems

The Political Economy of Canada: An Introduction

Studying Public Policy: Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems

Studying Public Policy: Principles and Processes

The Policy Design Primer (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

The Policy Design Primer: Choosing the Right Tools for the Job (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

The Public Policy Primer: Managing the Policy Process (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)

Designing Public Policies: Principles and Instruments (Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies)