Making and Implementing Public Policy

Catherine Bochel is Reader in Policy Studies at the University of Lincoln, UK.Hugh Bochel is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Lincoln, UK.

• 1. Public policy and policy analysis2. Perspectives on policy making3. Power and policy4. Key trends5. Central government6. Multi-level governance7. Government at arms-length8. Evaluating policies9. Conclusions.

This textbook provides a UK perspective on policy process and institutional factors. Bochel and Bochel (Univ. of Lincoln, UK) demonstrate depth in their knowledge of policy theories and applications in the UK. The major American policy process theories are covered in detail … The book is recommended for more advanced theory and comparative policy courses. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals.