Understanding Public Policy : Theories and Issues by Paul Cairney , Paperback

Understanding Public PolicyTheories and Issues \nby Paul Cairney\nPaperbackA major textbook devoted to the theories that drive the study of Public Policy. Offering an accessible overview of the key components of public policy analysis \u2013 such as power and agenda setting, institutions, networks, socio-economic factors and the role of ideas \u2013 the text shows how different theoretical models relate to one another and explores how theory can be applied across a range of country settings.\n\nWith its impressively comprehensive coverage, the book can be used as the sole text for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses worldwide on Public Policy, Policy Analysis and Theories of Public Policy.