Policy and Action : Essays on the Implementation of Public Policy (Routledge Library Editions: Public Policy)

Barrett, Susan (EDT)/ Fudge, Colin (EDT)

Routledge（2025/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 308 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781041082958
• DDC分類 361.61

Full Description

It is widely appreciated that policies, however carefully formulated, too often fall down at the implementation stage. This collection, originally published in 1981 and which includes a number of case studies illustrating the roles and workings of the agencies involved, focuses on implementation in public policy. Part 1 reviews the literature on implementation and provides a theoretical context for examining the ten case studies in Part 2, which cover such policy areas as public expenditure, employment, housing, social services, health, planning and land. The editors also examine the main issues raised by the case studies and suggest a way of reconstructing an understanding of the implementation of public policy.

Contents

Part 1: Introductory Review Examining the Policy-Action Relationship Part 2: The Case Studies. Introduction. 1. Implementing Public Expenditure Cuts 2. Local Authorities and the Community Land Scheme 3. The Public Implementation of Private Housing Policy: Relations Between Government and the Building Societies in the 1970s 4. Implementing Employment Policies in a District Authority 5. Winning An Election and Gaining Control: The Formulation and Implementation of a 'Local' Political Manifesto 6. Development Control: A Case Study of Discretion in Action 7. Briefing for Implementation: The Missing Link? 8. Developing Better Services for the Mentally Ill: An Exploration of Learning and Change in Complex Agency Networks 9. The Policy-Implementation Distinction: A Quest for Rational Control? 10. Implementing the Results of Evaluation Studies Part 3: Policy and Action. Reconstructing the Field of Analysis