Institutional Framework for Policymaking

Matt Evans is a Post Doctoral Fellow at Northwestern University in the Political Science Department. Prior to receiving his Ph.D. in Politics and Government he worked as an urban planner in Israel and the United States.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 Section I—Theoretical BackgroundChapter 3 Institutional FrameworksChapter 4 Policy ToolsChapter 5 Policy Implementation: Technocrats and PlanningPart 6 Section II—The Changing Institutional FrameworkChapter 7 Period I: 1951-1965Chapter 8 Interim Period: Process of Institutional ChangeChapter 9 Period II: 1988-2002Part 10 Section III—Population Dispersal Policy in Period IChapter 11 Development of Policy IssuesChapter 12 Policy Principles and Goals in Period IChapter 13 Policy Implementation: Means & EffectivenessPart 14 Section IV—Population Dispersal Policy in Period IIChapter 15 Development of Policy IssuesChapter 16 Policy Principles and Goals in Period IIChapter 17 Policy Implementation: Means & EffectivenessChapter 18 Analysis & Conclusion

Matt Evans has written an important and insightful book about public policy. His case study of Israel's planning and population dispersal policies is used to illustrate the intricacies and complexities of the concept of tools in policy implementation. His study contributes to a clarification and better understanding of this concept. He also shows how the concept can be used analytically to study and explain public policy. The book should be of interest to students of comparative public policy and policy implementation.