Description
Product ID: | 9780813350059 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Public Policy Theory Primer |
Authors: | Author: Christopher Larimer, Kevin B. Smith |
Page Count: | 288 |
Subjects: | Political science and theory, Political science & theory, Public administration, Central / national / federal government policies, Public administration, Central government policies |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. The authors offer a comprehensive overview of the core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates in each subfield of policy studies from the policy process and policy analysis. Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer offer an organized and comprehensive overview of the core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological approaches, and key controversies and debates in each subfield of policy studies from the policy process and policy analysis to program evaluation and policy implementation. |
Imprint Name: | Westview Press Inc |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2016-08-02 |