\aUnderstanding public policy : \b theories and issues / \c Paul Cairney.
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\a1st ed.
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\aNew York : \b Palgrave Macmillan, \c 2012
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\axvii, 327 p. : \b ill. ; \c 24 cm.
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\aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 290-319) and index.
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\a1. Introduction: A Multiple Lens Approach to Policy Change -- 2. What is Public Policy and How Do We Identify Continuity and Change? -- 3. Power, Governance and Decision-Making -- 4. Institutions and Policy Change -- 5. Rationality and Incrementalism -- 6. Structural explanations -- 7. Rational Choice theory -- 8. Multi-level Governance -- 9. Punctuated Equilibrium and Venue Shift -- 10. The advocacy Coalition Framework -- 11. The Role of Ideas, Knowledge and Beliefs -- 12. Policy Transfer -- 13. Conclusion.