The public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Christopher W. Larimer, University of Nothern Iowa.
Idioma: Español Editor: Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, ©2017Edición: Third EditionDescripción: xiii, 272 pages ; 23 cmTipo de contenido:- text
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- H97 .S58 2017
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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.
The third edition has been updated throughout to include the latest scholarship and approaches in the field, including new and expanded coverage of behavioral economics, the narrative policy framework, Fourth Generation implementation studies, the policy regime approach, field experiments, and the debate of program versus policy implementation studies. Now with an appendix of sample comprehensive exam questions, The Public Policy Theory Primer remains an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy.
Revised edition of: The public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith & Christopher W. Larimer. 2nd ed. c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Public Policy as a Concept and a Field (or Fields) of Study -- Chapter 2: Does Politics Cause Policy? Does Policy Cause Politics? -- Chapter 3: Who Makes Decisions? How Do They Make Decisions? Actors and Institutions -- Chapter 4: Whose Values? Policy Design -- Chapter 5: Where Does Policy Come From? The Policy Process -- Chapter 6: What Should We Do? The Field of Policy Analysis -- Chapter 7: What Have We Done? Impact Analysis and Program Evaluation -- Chapter 8: How Does it Work? Policy Implementation -- Chapter 9: New Directions in Policy Research -- Chapter 10: Do the Policy Sciences Exist?
"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. The third edition has been updated throughout to include the latest scholarship and approaches in the field, including new and expanded coverage of behavioral economics, the narrative policy framework, Fourth Generation implementation studies, the policy regime approach, field experiments, and the debate of program versus policy implementation studies. Now with an appendix of sample comprehensive exam questions, The Public Policy Theory Primer remains an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy"-- Provided by publisher.
"Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this wide-ranging nature. 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. The third edition has been updated throughout to include the latest scholarship and approaches in the field, including new and expanded coverage of behavioral economics, the narrative policy framework, Fourth Generation implementation studies, the policy regime approach, field experiments, and the debate of program versus policy implementation studies. Now with new discussion questions in each chapter, The Public Policy Theory Primer remains an indispensable text for the systematic study of public policy"-- Provided by publisher.
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Smith (Univ. of Nebraska) and Larimer (Univ. of Northern Iowa) begin with a basic question about public policy studies: "Does such a field really exist?" Noting the lack of core theories or even core questions, the authors nevertheless make a cogent case that the various subfields of policy studies cohere into a distinct and useful knowledge set. They then set out to offer what they call a "guided tour" of those fields, not only reviewing but knitting together the collective wisdom of several decades of pertinent scholarly work. In constructing a framework to understand the field and in providing an exemplary literature review, the book is essential reading for beginning policy studies graduate students. Scholars of policy studies will find a new perspective on how to view the entirety of their field and a challenge to bring their work past the descriptive but nonpredictive conclusions Smith and Larimer lament are characteristic of policy research. The book is, however, inaccessible for undergraduates and nonexpert readers, as the depth of scholarly discussion overwhelms the occasional nod to the policies themselves and their real-world implications. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. D. Niven Wright State UniversityNotas de autor provistas por Syndetics
Kevin B. Smith is professor of political science at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.Christopher W. Larimer is associate professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa.