Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance /: an introduction to the study of operational governance. (2008)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance /: an introduction to the study of operational governance. (2008)
- Main Title:
- Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance
- Further Information:
- Note: Michael Hill and Peter Hupe.
- Other Names:
- Hill, Michael J (Michael James), 1937-
Hupe, Peter L - Contents:
- Introduction; Structure of the Book; Some Matters of Definition; Positioning Implementation Studies; Concerns about Implementation: Historical Origins; The Rule of Law; The Implications of the Idea of Democracy; Public Administration and Public Management; Institutional Theory; Postmodernist Theory; The Top-Down/Bottom-Up Debate; The Discovery of the 'Missing Link'; The Classical Top-Down Authors; The Bottom-Up Challenge; Implementation Theory; The Search for a Synthesis; Where does Implementation Begin; Layers in Policy Processes; Networks: Broadening the Horizontal Dimension; Managing Performance: Redefining the Vertical Dimension; Differentiating Policy Types; Including Responses of Affected Actors; Implementation and Governance; The Age of Interventionism; The Age of the Market and Corporate Government; The Age of Neo-interventionism; Assessment; Implementation Theory and the Study of Governance; The Stages Model of the Policy Process; Alternative Analytical Frameworks; The Multiple Governance Framework; Studying Implementation as Governance Research; Researching Implementation; Defining Studies of Implementation; Explaining What Needs explanation; Isolating Implementation; Dealing with Layers; Specifying Inter-Organizational Relationships; Differentiating Agency Responses; Identifying Stakes; Recognizing Macro-Parameters; Quantitative Versus Qualitative Studies; Implementation in Context; Implementation in Practice; The Quest for Appropriate Action; Policy Settings;Introduction; Structure of the Book; Some Matters of Definition; Positioning Implementation Studies; Concerns about Implementation: Historical Origins; The Rule of Law; The Implications of the Idea of Democracy; Public Administration and Public Management; Institutional Theory; Postmodernist Theory; The Top-Down/Bottom-Up Debate; The Discovery of the 'Missing Link'; The Classical Top-Down Authors; The Bottom-Up Challenge; Implementation Theory; The Search for a Synthesis; Where does Implementation Begin; Layers in Policy Processes; Networks: Broadening the Horizontal Dimension; Managing Performance: Redefining the Vertical Dimension; Differentiating Policy Types; Including Responses of Affected Actors; Implementation and Governance; The Age of Interventionism; The Age of the Market and Corporate Government; The Age of Neo-interventionism; Assessment; Implementation Theory and the Study of Governance; The Stages Model of the Policy Process; Alternative Analytical Frameworks; The Multiple Governance Framework; Studying Implementation as Governance Research; Researching Implementation; Defining Studies of Implementation; Explaining What Needs explanation; Isolating Implementation; Dealing with Layers; Specifying Inter-Organizational Relationships; Differentiating Agency Responses; Identifying Stakes; Recognizing Macro-Parameters; Quantitative Versus Qualitative Studies; Implementation in Context; Implementation in Practice; The Quest for Appropriate Action; Policy Settings; Institutional Environments; Operational Governance in Context; The Future of Implementation Studies; The Objective of Studying Implementation; The Study of Governance in Operation; Promising Developments; … (more)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed
- Publisher Details:
- London : SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (248 pages)
- Subjects:
- 352.37
Policy sciences
Public administration - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781446205068
1446205061 - Access Rights:
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