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Discusses theories and concepts used in the analysis of public policy processes, studying theories of policy processes, monitoring and evaluation.
List of contents
List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. What is public policy? Concepts, trends and issues; 2. How are policy choices made and implemented?; 3. Where does policy change come from? Context, ideas and people; 4. What happens when policies come to the ground?; 5. Knowing the consequences of public policy; Index.
About the author
Vishal Narain is Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the Management Development Institute, India. His teaching and academic interests are in the inter-disciplinary analyses of public policy processes and institutions, water governance, gender, rights and equity analyses in water management, peri-urban issues and vulnerability and adaptation to environmental change. He has been working extensively on peri-urban issues, especially in the context of vulnerability and adaptation to environmental change and water insecurity. His research on these dynamics has been published in peer-reviewed journals like Geoforum, Land Use Policy, Environment and Urbanization, Water Policy and Water International. He has co-edited Water Security in Peri-urban South Asia: Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization (2016), Indian Water Policy at the Cross-Roads: Resources, Technology and Reforms (2016) and Globalization of Water Governance in South Asia (2014).
Summary
It discusses theories, terms and concepts used in the analysis of public policy processes. Topics covered include basic concepts in public policy, models and theories of policy processes, drivers of policy change, factors that affect public policy implementation and policy monitoring and evaluation.
