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Jo Maybin - Producing Health Policy: Knowledge and Knowing in Government Policy Work (Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy) - 9781137583925 - V9781137583925
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Producing Health Policy: Knowledge and Knowing in Government Policy Work (Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy)

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Description for Producing Health Policy: Knowledge and Knowing in Government Policy Work (Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy) Hardcover. This book draws on rare access to the inner-workings of England's Department of Health to explore what kinds of knowledge civil servants use when developing policy, how they use it and why. It develops an original theory of policy-making as the work of building connections between a policy in development and powerful ideas, people, and instruments. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.

In this book Jo Maybin draws on rare access to the inner-workings of England's Department of Health to explore what kinds of knowledge civil servants use when developing policy, how they use it and why. Combining ethnographic data with insights from psychology, socio-linguistics, sociology and philosophy, she demonstrates how civil servants engage in a wide range of knowledge practices in the course of their daily work. These include sharing personal anecdotes, thrashing-out ideas in meetings and creating simplified representations of phenomena, as well as conducting cost-benefit analyses and commissioning academic research. Maybin analyzes the different functions that these various practices ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137583925
SKU
V9781137583925
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Ref
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About Jo Maybin
Jo Maybin is a Fellow in Health Policy at The King's Fund, UK, where she researches patient and staff experiences of health care in England. She is also training to be a professional coach for NHS staff.

Reviews for Producing Health Policy: Knowledge and Knowing in Government Policy Work (Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy)
“The book provides a coherent synthesis of theories about knowledge-in-use (beyond epistemological musings) ranging from the psychology of Daniel Kahneman, to the organization studies of Lave and Wenger, to the philosophy of Gilbert Ryle. … Maybin’s analysis and synthesis of key insights across a wide range of theoretical disciplines provides an excellent starting point for those hoping to carry those ... Read more

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