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Making Public Policy: Institutions, Actors, Strategies
Mark Considine
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Description for Making Public Policy: Institutions, Actors, Strategies
Paperback. 'Mark Considine has written an important contribution to the literature on public policy that will be useful to academics and practitioners alike. He demonstrates the importance of the policy process and provides insights into policy-making that extend our understanding of both politics and policy. ' Professor B. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Mark Considine's new book explores the nature of public policy-making in a world undergoing cataclysmic change. Running through the text is the core assertion that policy-making can best be seen as a form of intervention into specific social and cultural contexts, and not as an engineered solution to universal problems.
Mark Considine's new book explores the nature of public policy-making in a world undergoing cataclysmic change. Running through the text is the core assertion that policy-making can best be seen as a form of intervention into specific social and cultural contexts, and not as an engineered solution to universal problems.
The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to key issues and contemporary debates in public policy. The author draws on a wide range of examples from around the world to develop a framework for understanding the way social contexts, policy histories and institutional pathways generate ... Read more
Clearly-written and compelling, this will be essential reading for upper-level undergraduate students taking courses in public policy, social policy, environmental studies, health studies, European studies and development.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745627540
SKU
V9780745627540
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99-1
About Mark Considine
Mark Considine is Professor and Director at the Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne.
Reviews for Making Public Policy: Institutions, Actors, Strategies
‘Mark Considine has written an important contribution to the literature on public policy that will be useful to academics and practitioners alike. He demonstrates the importance of the policy process and provides insights into policy-making that extend our understanding of both politics and policy.’ Professor B. Guy Peters, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh ... Read more