The public policy process /
Michael Hill and Frédéric Varone.
- Seventh edition.
- xiii, 414 pages : illustrations
Previous edition: 2013.
Part 1: Policy theories -- Studying the policy process -- Theories of power and the policy process -- Rational choice theory -- From pluralism to networks -- Institutional theory -- Comparative policy process studies -- Integrating theoretical approaches -- Part 2: Analysis of the public policy process -- Policy and politics -- Agenda setting -- Policy formulation -- Implementation: an overview -- Bureaucracy: organisational structures and processes -- The policy process at the street level -- the policy process in the age of governance -- Conclusion: evaluation and accountability.