04622cam a2200421 i 4500 19087360 pucpr 20170126081315.0 170126s2017 cou b 001 0 eng 2016019387 9780813350059 (paperback) 9780813350417 (e-book) DLC eng DLC rda DLC spa evl H97 .S58 2017 320.6 23 23 320.6 S6421p3 Smith, Kevin B. 171390 The public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Christopher W. Larimer, University of Nothern Iowa. Third Edition. Boulder, Colorado : Westview Press, ©2017. xiii, 272 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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. Policy sciences. Political planning. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. bisacsh Larimer, Christopher W. (Christopher Wesley) Public policy theory primer. ddc 6 23 320.6 256665 256665 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2017-01-25 51 AbeBooks 32.53 2 320.6 S6421p3 80000002568395 2019-10-16 00:00:00 2019-08-09 42.53 2017-01-25 6