Policy analysis for practice : : Applying social policy /

Policy analysis for practice : : Applying social policy / / Paul Spicker.

People who work in planning, management and service delivery in the public sector need to know how policy is translated into practice, what is happening, and whether a policy works. Policy analysis for practice introduces students and practitioners to the concepts, methods and techniques required to...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
VerfasserIn:
Spicker, Paul,
MitwirkendeR:
Spicker, Paul,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Notes on the author
  • The nature of policy analysis
  • The policy process
  • Strategic policy making
  • Aims, values and goals
  • Assessing the environment 1: qualitative interpretation
  • Assessing the environment 2: quantitative interpretation
  • Methods, constraints and resources
  • Selecting methods: value for money
  • Analysing implementation
  • The evaluation of policy
  • Policy analysis: developing a checklist
  • References
  • Index

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