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...a genuinely clear and thorough exploration of the notion of policy whichrecognises its contested nature both in practice and in theory. It offers avaluable introduction to the debates...this book is even stronger as a teachingtext than the previous edition. Professor Allan Cochrane The OpenUniversity Why has policy become so important? Why is there so much of a gap between policy promises and outcomes? How can people have an impact on policy?This revised edition of a highly successful text provides an even sharpercritical analysis than before in exploring power decisionmaking and theimplications for policy. It has been extensively updated and expanded taking acomparative approach and addressing differences in the meaning and significanceof policy in different political traditions. It is a book about policy notabout what governments do public policy or about particular fields ofpolicy such as health policy or education policy but about policy as aconcept an idea which can be used to make sense of the way in which we aregoverned and make a difference to decisions that affect our lives. In clearlanguage the author addresses the fundamental questions about the place ofpolicy in governing who makes policy? where? why? what has been written aboutit? This is a book which is relevant for the student studying the subject thepublic official or community activist engaged in making policy and theinterested member of the public who wants to know where policy comes from andwhy it matters. «
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