B. Guy Peters & Jon Pierre 
Handbook of Public Policy 

′The new handbook by Peters and Pierre provides an invaluable addition to the literature. It offers new scholars and practitioners a means to navigate many of the complex theoretical and practical issues in contemporary policy analysis′ – Mark Considine, University of Melbourne

The public policies of governments affect the lives and livelihoods of citizens every day in every country around the world. This handbook provides a comprehensive review and guide to the study, theory and practice of public policy today.

Section One, Making Policy, introduces the policy making process – the means by which public policies are formulated, adopted and implemented – and serves to review the many competing conceptualizations within the field.

Section Two, Substantive Policy Areas, focuses on a number of substantive policy areas to consider both diversity and commonalties across different sectoral policy areas.

Section Three, Evaluating Public Policy, addresses issues of policy analysis more directly and assesses successes and failures in public policy in an attempt to answer the question ′what is good policy?′.

The concluding chapter considers the different disciplinary contributions to the research and study of public policy both retrospectively and prospectively.

Drawing contributions from leading academics and policy analysts from around the world, the handbook illustrates the changing role of governments vis-à-vis the public and private sector and the different policy actors (national and international, governmental and non-governmental) involved in the policy making process.

It will be an essential companion for all advanced undergraduates, graduates, academics and practitioners across public policy and public administration, public management, government and political science.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – B. Guy Peters and Jon Pierre

MAKING POLICY

The Three Action Levels of Governance: Reframing the policy process beyond the stages model – Peter L. Hupe and Michael Hill

The Policy Sciences: Past, Present, and Future – Peter de Leon and Christine R. Martell

Behavioral Rationality and the Policy Process – Bryan D. Jones, Graeme Boushey and Samuel Workman

Policy Design – Davis B. Bobrow

Networks and Bargaining in Policy Analysis – Peter Bogason

Concepts and Theories of Horizontal Policy Management – B. Guy Peters

Budgeting – Irene S. Rubin

Implementation – Søren C. Winter

SUBSTANTIVE POLICY AREAS

Constitution and Rights – John Uhr

Social Policy: Pensions – Helen Fawcett

Social Policy: Is there a Crisis in the Welfare State? – Harold L. Wilensky

Health Policy – Michael Moran

Education Policy – Susan Marton

Environmental policy – Christoph Knill

Cultural Policy – Kevin V. Mulcahy

Tax Policy – B. Guy Peters

Industrial Policy in Developed Nations – Richard D. Bingham

Agriculture and Food – Wyn Grant

Transportation and Infrastructure – Kenneth Button

Foreign Policy – Walter Carlsnaes

Criminal Justice Policy – Tim Newburn

Privatisation by Divestment – Ian Thynne

EVALUATING POLICY

Evaluation Research – Evert Verdung

Efficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis – Aiden R. Vining and David L. Weimer

Ethics and Public Policy – Gary Bryner

Performance and Performance Management – Geert Bouckaert and John Halligan

Constructivist Approaches to Public Policy – Herbert Gottweiss

Disciplinary Perspectives – Jon Pierre

Über den Autor

I am a research professor in the department of political science, University of Gothenburg. I am also adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Nordland University in Bodö, Norway. I have held numerous overseas visiting appointments, most recently at the City University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne and University of Auckland.