Policy Analysis in France - 9781447324218

Policy Analysis in FranceAuthor(s): Gilles Pollet, Patrice Duran, Patrick Le Gals, Frdric Lebaron, Daniel Benamouzig, Frdric Lebaron, Daniel Benamouzig, Jean-Marie Pernot, Sophie Beroud, Charlotte Halpern\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447324218, 978-1447324218\nSynopsis\nPolicy analysis in France lays the foundation for a more systematic understanding of policy analysis in the country. In doing so, the volume discusses the role of the State and its restructuring, processes of government and governance, and State-Society relationships and policies as both a process and an outcome. Through 18 chapters contributions focus on policymakers, their practices, ideas and discourses, how they engage in sustained relationships with a large variety of market and society actors, and the concrete devices they use in order to make policy objectives operational. This is a comprehensive study of policy analysis in France th.