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Making Policy in Theory and Practice
Hugh Bochel
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Description for Making Policy in Theory and Practice
Paperback. Set in the context of New Labour's emphasis on 'modernisation', and reflecting the growing emphasis on policy making as a skill, this unique book combines both academic and practitioner perspectives to provide critical consideration of contemporary policy-making and highlight examples of good practice at all levels of government. Editor(s): Bochel, Hugh M.; Duncan, Sue. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
This unique book combines both academic and practitioner perspectives to provide critical consideration of contemporary policy-making and highlight examples of good practice at all levels of government. In Professional Policy Making for the Twenty-First Century the Cabinet Office's Strategic Policy Making Team identified nine 'competencies' as the key features of 'modern policy making': forward-looking; outward-looking; innovative, flexible and creative; evidence-based; inclusive; joined-up; open to review; open to evaluation; and capable of learning lessons. Using these to structure the book, nine central chapters - each written by a pair of co-authors, one primarily an academic, and the other primarily a ... Read more
This unique book combines both academic and practitioner perspectives to provide critical consideration of contemporary policy-making and highlight examples of good practice at all levels of government. In Professional Policy Making for the Twenty-First Century the Cabinet Office's Strategic Policy Making Team identified nine 'competencies' as the key features of 'modern policy making': forward-looking; outward-looking; innovative, flexible and creative; evidence-based; inclusive; joined-up; open to review; open to evaluation; and capable of learning lessons. Using these to structure the book, nine central chapters - each written by a pair of co-authors, one primarily an academic, and the other primarily a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861349033
SKU
V9781861349033
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Ref
99-50
About Hugh Bochel
Hugh Bochel is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Lincoln. Sue Duncan is the Government's Chief Social Researcher and head of the Government Social Research Service, based in HM Treasury.
Reviews for Making Policy in Theory and Practice
"Up-to-date, applied and theoretical. A 'real world' approach, relevent and 'student-friendly'." Deborah Holman, Anglia Ruskin University "This book will become a key text in the field. The editors are to be congratulated for assembling an authoritative range of contributors and adopting a unique approach to the subject which blends academic and practitioner perspectives." Professor Robert Pyper, Professor of Government and ... Read more