TY - BOOK ED - Howlett, Michael ED - Mukherjee, Ishani PY - 2017 DA - 2017// TI - Handbook of policy formulation T3 - Handbooks of research on public policy PB - Edward Elgar Publishing CY - Cheltenham, UK KW - Political science KW - Public administration KW - Management KW - Policy sciences KW - Political planning KW - Comparative government KW - Politik KW - Staatstätigkeit KW - Instrument KW - Politischer Prozess KW - Koordination KW - Informelle Kommunikation KW - Politische Planung KW - Entscheidungsprozess KW - Antizipation AB - "This Handbook represents a pioneering effort to consolidate the state of knowledge on policy formulation. An invaluable resource for scholars and students of policy studies, this Handbook provides a set of analytical discussions that help scholars, students and practitioners better understand the multiple dimensions of what policy formulation has come to mean in contemporary public policy-making and governance. In attempting to resolve pressing public problems, governments devise, deploy and develop policy tools in many different ways in different sectors and jurisdictions. Knowledge of these processes has been fragmented, however, spanning a multitude of different approaches, perspectives and case studies. By critically and systematically analysing both the processes and agents of policy formulation, this Handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of the formulation activities that are undertaken by governments in order to match their policy goals with the means of achieving them. The Handbook unites a wide range of expert contributors who examine the roles played by policy actors, institutions and ideas in answering fundamental questions about policy formulation such as who undertakes it, how, when, where and why. Through seven thematic sections this Handbook discusses a wide range of topics related to formulation such as the nature of policy design, instrument choice, policy appraisal, policy advice and the politics of defining and resolving policy problems" -- Provided by publisher SN - 9781784719319 LA - English N1 - edited by Michael Howlett, Ishani Mukherjee ID - 1626673837 ER -