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Book Synopsis
Building on Knoepfel's previous book, Public policy analysis, this book offers a conceptually coherent view of ten public policy resources: force, law, personal, money, property rights, information, organisation, consensus, time and political support.

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"A new and innovative way of encouraging students of public administration to differently conceptualise the policy process. The comparative approach makes this a useful learning tool." * Dr. Karl O'Connor, Ulster University *

Table of Contents
Introduction; Part 1: Analytical basis and dimensions; Public policy analysis: the basis; Definition of public action resources; Contextualisation: Status of the literature; Part 2: New conceptual development: resource-based approach and analysis dimensions; Conceptual development of the resource-based approach; The seven proposed analysis dimensions; Part 3: Public action resources; Force; Law; Personnel; Money; Information; Organisation; Consensus; Time; Infrastructure; Political Support; Part 4: Perspectives and Advice for Practical Application; Policy management through the political-administrative actors’ endowment of public action resources; Advice for working in the field; Conclusions.

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 14 August 2018
      ISBN-13 9781447345053
      978-1447345053
      ISBN-10 1447345053
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      Political structure and processes

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Building on Knoepfel's previous book, Public policy analysis, this book offers a conceptually coherent view of ten public policy resources: force, law, personal, money, property rights, information, organisation, consensus, time and political support.

      Trade Review
      "A new and innovative way of encouraging students of public administration to differently conceptualise the policy process. The comparative approach makes this a useful learning tool." * Dr. Karl O'Connor, Ulster University *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Part 1: Analytical basis and dimensions; Public policy analysis: the basis; Definition of public action resources; Contextualisation: Status of the literature; Part 2: New conceptual development: resource-based approach and analysis dimensions; Conceptual development of the resource-based approach; The seven proposed analysis dimensions; Part 3: Public action resources; Force; Law; Personnel; Money; Information; Organisation; Consensus; Time; Infrastructure; Political Support; Part 4: Perspectives and Advice for Practical Application; Policy management through the political-administrative actors’ endowment of public action resources; Advice for working in the field; Conclusions.

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