The nature of policy analysis; The policy process; Strategic policy making; Aims, values and goals; Assessing the environment 1: qualitative interpretation; Assessing the environment 2: quantitative interpretation; Methods, contraints and resources; Selecting methods: value for money; Analysing implementation; The evaluation of policy; Policy analysis: developing a checklist.
Paul Spicker holds the Grampian Chair of Public Policy at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and is the Director of the Centre for Public Policy and Management. His research has mainly focused on issues related to poverty, need, disadvantage and service delivery, and he has undertaken a range of applied work on social welfare issues. Policy analysis for practice is his eleventh book.
"This book offers an interesting and unique approach that will appeal to many working in the field. Written in a clear and accessible style, it will be a valuable text not only for those involved in policy and practice, but also for students and practitioners in health and social care." Susan Balloch, Professor of Health and Social Care, Health and Social Policy Research Centre, University of Brighton
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