Studying Public Policy. Policy Cycles and Policy Subsystems

• Text is fully updated to incorporate literature new in the field and the experiences of the authors in teaching situations.
• Includes new pedagogical devices that further aid student understanding of material in chapters.
• Inclusive terminology to highlight the similarities between policy studies and policy science in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
• Bibliography serves as a fantastic quick resource for advanced students while the accessible writing style employed in the text won't alienate new students.

Studying Publisc Policy develops an analytical framework of the subject for students in public policy course. Instead of focussing on the substantive policy of a particular policy area, the book examines the theoretical and conceptual foundations of, and approaches used in, the policy sciences.Readership: Introductory public policy course taught at 2nd and 3rd year level.

Acknowledgements
1: Introduction: Why Study Public Policy?
2: Understanding Public Policy: Theoretical Approaches
3: The Policy Context
4: Agenda-Setting
5: Policy Formulation: Policy Instruments and Policy Design
6: Public Policy Decision-Making
7: Policy Implementation
8: Policy Evaluation: Policy-Making as Policy Learning
9: Patterns of Policy Change
Bibliography
Index

Michael Howlett, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada, M Ramesh, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore, and Anthony Perl, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada