Modern Public Policy Analysis (Government Bad Guys Public Administration Textbook Series)

Author: Guo Weiqing et al.
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Publish Date: 2000-03-02
Features:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
Section 1 Historical Background and Discipline Development of Public Policy Analysis
1. Policy Research in History
2. The Establishment of Policy Science
3. Political Development and Public Policy Analysis
Section 2 Research Objects of Public Policy Analysis
1. Conceptual Definition of Public Policy
2. Fields of Public Policy and Related Disciplines
3. Hierarchical Systems of Public Policy
Section 3 Analytical Frameworks and Models of Public Policy
1. Policy Process and Analytical Framework
2. Decision-Making Models
Chapter 2 Construction of Public Policy Problems
Section 1 Policy Problems
1. Problems and Policy Problems
2. Basic Characteristics of Policy Problems
3. Structure of Policy Problems
Section 2 Establishment of Policy Agendas
1. The Political Aspects of Policy Agendas: Systems and Cultures
2. The Dynamics of Policy Agendas: Various Actors
3. The Systems Theory of Policy Agendas: Approaches and Strategies
Section 3 Methodological Issues in the Construction of Policy Problems
1. Thinking Processes in Policy Problem Construction
2. Reanalyzing Mistaken Problems: Third-Type Errors
3. Creativity in the Process of Policy Problem Construction
Chapter 3 Formulation of Public Policy Solutions
Section 1 Policy Planning
1. Characteristics of Policy Planning
2. Actors of Policy Planning
3. Classification of Policy Planning
4. Principles of Policy Planning
5. Procedures of Policy Planning
Section 2 Policy Argumentation
1. Basic Elements of Policy Argumentation
2. Dunne Model and Rational Standards of Argumentation
3. Methods of Policy Argumentation
Section 3 Policy Legitimization
1. Overview of Policy Legitimization
2. Analysis of Specific Departmental Policy Legitimization Issues