Success and failure are key to any consideration of public policy but there have been remarkably few attempts to assess systematically the various dimensions and complex nature of policy success. This important new text fills the gapby developing a systematic framework and offering an entirely new way of introducing students to policy analysis. INDICE: Introduction: The Thorny Problem of Policy Success - Perspectives On Success: The State of the Discipline - Policy Success: Definitions and Dimensions - Dissecting Success: The Spectrum From Success to Failure - Complexity: The Problem of Identifying and Measuring Success - Framing Success: Claims, Counter-Claims and Agenda Impact - Strategies for Policy Making Success: understanding Opportunities and Risks - Strategies For Evaluating Success: Understanding Payoffs and Pitfalls - Reflections: Cultivating, Sustaining, Learning From and Predicting Success - Conclusion: Rethinking Public Policy and Shining aLight in Dark Corners -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23975-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 13/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés