Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance /: an introduction to the study of operational governance. (2014)
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- Book
- Title:
- Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance /: an introduction to the study of operational governance. (2014)
- Main Title:
- Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance
- Other Titles:
- Introduction to the study of operational governance
Operational governance - Further Information:
- Note: Michael Hill & Peter Hupe.
- Other Names:
- Hill, Michael J (Michael James), 1937-
Hupe, Peter L - Contents:
- Introduction; Introduction; Structure of the book; Some matters of definition; Notes; Positioning Implementation Studies; Introduction; Concerns about implementation: Historical origins; The rule of law; The idea of democracy and its implications; Public Administration and Public Management; Institutional theory; Postmodernist theory; Conclusion; Notes; Implementation Theory: The Top-Down/Bottom-Up Debate; The discovery of the ‘missing link’; The classical top-down authors; The bottom-up challenge; Conclusion; 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; Conclusion; Implementation and Governance; Introduction; The age of interventionism; The age of the market and corporate government; The age of neo-interventionism; Assessment; Conclusion; Notes; Implementation Theory and the Study of Governance; Introduction; The stages model of the policy process; Alternative analytical frameworks; The Multiple Governance Framework; Studying implementation as governance research; Conclusion; Notes; Researching Implementation; Introduction; Defining studies of implementation; Explaining what needs explanation; Isolating implementation; Dealing with layers; Specifying inter-organizational relationships; Differentiating agency responses; IdentifyingIntroduction; Introduction; Structure of the book; Some matters of definition; Notes; Positioning Implementation Studies; Introduction; Concerns about implementation: Historical origins; The rule of law; The idea of democracy and its implications; Public Administration and Public Management; Institutional theory; Postmodernist theory; Conclusion; Notes; Implementation Theory: The Top-Down/Bottom-Up Debate; The discovery of the ‘missing link’; The classical top-down authors; The bottom-up challenge; Conclusion; 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; Conclusion; Implementation and Governance; Introduction; The age of interventionism; The age of the market and corporate government; The age of neo-interventionism; Assessment; Conclusion; Notes; Implementation Theory and the Study of Governance; Introduction; The stages model of the policy process; Alternative analytical frameworks; The Multiple Governance Framework; Studying implementation as governance research; Conclusion; Notes; Researching Implementation; Introduction; 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; Conclusion; Implementation in Context; Introduction; Implementation in practice; The quest for appropriate action; Policy settings; Institutional environments; Operational governance in context; Conclusion; Notes; The Future of Implementation Studies; Introduction; The objective of studying implementation; The study of governance in operation; Promising developments; Conclusion; … (more)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed
- Publisher Details:
- London : SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (248 pages)
- Subjects:
- 352.37
Policy sciences
Public administration
Political planning - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781473905382
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