Making policy in theory and practice

ISBN 10: 1861349033 / ISBN 13: 9781861349033

Editore: Policy Press, 2007

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Riassunto:

This unique book combines both academic and practitioner perspectives to provide critical consideration of contemporary policy-making and highlight examples of good practice at all levels of government. In Professional Policy Making for the Twenty-First Century the Cabinet Office's Strategic Policy Making Team identified nine 'competencies' as the key features of 'modern policy making': forward-looking; outward-looking; innovative, flexible and creative; evidence-based; inclusive; joined-up; open to review; open to evaluation; and capable of learning lessons.Using these to structure the book, nine central chapters - each written by a pair of co-authors, one primarily an academic, and the other primarily a policy maker or practitioner - examine the competencies in turn. Accompanying case studies provide lessons or pointers to good practice, together with guidance on how to access further information.Set in the context of New Labour's emphasis on 'modernisation', and reflecting the growing emphasis on policy making as a skill, the book will appeal to a range of audiences, including undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses that draw upon approaches to public administration and public policy, and social researchers, policy officers and others involved in the development and analysis of policy making at all tiers of government.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Hugh Bochel, Department of Policy Studies, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside and Sue Duncan, Independent consultant

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Titolo: Making policy in theory and practice
Casa editrice: Policy Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: New