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100			_aSmith, Kevin B. _9171390
245	1	4	_aThe public policy theory primer / _cKevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Christopher W. Larimer, University of Nothern Iowa.
250			_aThird Edition.
264		1	_aBoulder, Colorado : _bWestview Press, _c©2017.
300			_axiii, 272 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aRevised edition of: The public policy theory primer / Kevin B. Smith & Christopher W. Larimer. 2nd ed. c2013.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine 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?
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aPolicy sciences.
650		0	_aPolitical planning.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aLarimer, Christopher W. _q(Christopher Wesley) _tPublic policy theory primer.
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