Public Policy Analysis: New Developments

by Wil A.H. Thissen and Warren E. Walker

Book Overview

Traditional policy analysis approaches are characterized by a focus on system modeling and choosing among policy alternatives. While successful in many cases, this approach has been increasingly criticized for being technocratic and ignoring the behavioral and political dimensions of most policy processes. In recent decades, increased awareness of the multi-actor, multiple perspective, and poly-centric character of many policy processes has led...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489973516
• ISBN13: 9781489973511
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"