Policy Analysis in Australia / / ed. by Brian Head, Kate Crowley.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
• MitwirkendeR: AC, Peter Shergold,; Arklay, Tracey,; Bell, Stephen,; Cooper, Rae,; Crowley, Kate,; Di Francesco, Michael,; Dollery, Brian,; Ellem, Bradon,; Fenna, Alan,; Gauja, Anika,; Geva-May, Iris,; Goodwin, Susan,; Halpin, Darren,; Head, Brian,; Howlett, Michael,; Hurley, Patrick,; Kortt, Michael A.,; Lawrence, Carmen,; Marsh, Ian,; Phillimore, John,; Phillips, Ruth,; Prasser, Scott,; Stewart, Jenny,; Vromen, Ariadne,; Walter, James,; Wanna, John,; Ward, Ian,; Weller, Patrick,; Wright, Chris F.,; de Souza, Simone,
• HerausgeberIn: Crowley, Kate,; Head, Brian,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: International Library of Policy Analysis
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 2 Black and White

Policy Analysis in Australia offers a distinctly Australian interpretation of policy scholarship with eighteen chapters strongly reflecting the outstanding contributions of Australian scholars to the field of public policy. It provides a coherent overview of the strengths and opportunities for polic...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of tables and figures
• List of abbreviations
• Australian states and territories; Australian governments from 1972; and map of Australian states and territories
• Notes on contributors
• Editors’ introduction to the series
• Foreword
• Preface
• Policy analysis in Australia: context, themes and challenges
• The ‘policy advising’ context
• Policy professionals in context: advisors and ministers
• The economic context of policy analysis in Australia
• Policy analysis and public sector capacity
• Analysis and advice within government
• Policy analysis at the federal government level
• Policy and policy analysis in Australian states
• Policy analysis capacity and Australian local government
• Reflections on policy advice in Australia
• Policy analysis beyond executive government
• Parliamentary committees and inquiries
• Expert policy advisory bodies
• Consultants, think tanks and public policy
• Media influence on public policy
• Parties and interest groups in policy analysis
• Policy development in political parties
• Business associations and policy analysis
• Policy and the labour movement
• Policy capacity in the community sector
• Policy analysis instruction and research
• Policy analysis instruction in Australia
• Academic research and public policy
• Index