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Public Policy
ForthcomiNg
2nd edition
Applied Policy Research
Concepts and Cases
Peter J. Haas, San Jose State University, USA and
J. Fred Springer, EMT Associates
Many textbooks on policy research focus on
methodological and statistical theories, while leaving
students little indication of how they will actually apply
them to their future policy positions. Moreover, the
theories they do teach are often not practical for the
research that students will do upon entering the
workforce.
This book takes theories of policy research and puts
them into practice, demystifying the subject by
translating it into real world situations in which students
can actively engage.
In this new edition, a new chapter has been added to
reflect current trends in research such as:
• evidence-based policies, programs, and practices
• performance monitoring and quality control
• cost effectiveness
• new systems to inform the need and status of social,
health, education, and economic conditions.
New cases capture these current approaches and are
now grouped according to types of policy research. Ideal
for masters programs in public administration and public
policy, Applied Policy Research is critical for preparing
students for their future policy analysis and program
evaluation positions.
Selected Contents: Part 1: Principles of Policy Research
1. Introduction to Policy Research 2. Strategies for Policy
Research in Context 3. Research Methods and Techniques in
Practice 4. Policy Research and the Policy Process 5. How to
Design and Conduct Policy Research: A Practical Approach
Part 2: Case Studies in Policy Research 2.1. Needs
Assessment and Planning: Behavioral Health Needs and
Planning Services in Tennesse 2.2. Performance Monitoring
and Quality Improvement: The CDC-INFO Performance
Scorecard 2.3. Identifying Evidence-based Policies Programs
and Practices: Principles of Effective Youth Interventions
2.4. Program evaluation 2.5. Cost and Cost-Effectiveness:
The Cost of Substance Use in San Diego County 2.6 Policy
Choice Analysis: Bikes and Trains: A Policy Comparison
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understanding
Government Budgets
A Practical Guide
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R. Mark Musell, City College
of New York, USA
2008: 246 x 174: 120pp
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ForthcomiNg
2nd edition
Comparative Public
Administration
Edited by J.A. Chandler, Sheffield Hallam University,
UK
Comparative Public Administration 2nd edition provides
a clear introduction to the contemporary system of
public administration and management in a number of
significant countries. This text examines, country-bycountry,
the extent to which new public management,
politicians and public opinion can influence
bureaucracies in various countries; in addition, it explores
the role of public administration systems within the
wider political systems and democratic frameworks of
their states.
The new edition revises and updates all of the original
country studies and adds three more chapters on Poland,
India and China. Each chapter is written to a common
framework which makes comparison easier and covers
the following issues:
• political culture
• the constitutional framework
• the civil service
• central government agencies
• federal and local government
• financing the system
• coordinating the system
• managing the system
• accountability, secrecy and openness
• democracy and the administrative system
• further developments and issues with the system.
A wide number of countries are covered, including: the
United States, the European Union, China, France, UK,
Germany, the Republic of Ireland, Italy, India and Poland.
This textbook is essential reading for students of
comparative public administration.
September 2011: 234 x 156: 288pp
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Immigration and
American democracy
Subverting the Rule of Law
Robert Koulish, Philadelphia University, USA
’This is a powerful book that
takes on an urgent and
under-researched topic. Here
in one place at last is an
overview and analysis of the
shifting landscape of
immigration control and the
increase of executive power
in the u.S. that have
characterized the last
decade. It is a must-read, not
just for immigration scholars,
but for all who want to stay
informed of the trajectory of American democracy.’
– Kitty Calavita, University of California Irvine, USA
2009: 229 x 152: 240pp
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New
designing Public Policies
Principles and Instruments
Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Series: Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies
This textbook provides a concise
and accessible introduction to
the principles and elements of
policy design in contemporary
governance. Howlett seeks to
examine in detail the range of
substantive and procedural
policy instruments that together
comprise the toolbox from
which governments select
specific tools expected to
resolve policy problems.
Guiding students through the
study of the instruments used by governments in
carrying out their tasks, adapting to, and altering, their
environments, this book:
• discusses several current trends in instrument use often
linked to factors such as globalization and the
increasingly networked nature of modern society.
• considers the principles behind the selection and use
of specific types of instruments in contemporary
government
• evaluates in detail the merits, demerits and rationales
for the use of specific organization, regulatory,
financial and information-based tools and the trends
visible in their use
• addresses the issues of instrument mixes and their (re)
design in a discussion of the future research agenda of
policy design.
Providing a comprehensive overview of this essential
component of modern governance and featuring helpful
definitions of key concepts and further reading, this
book is essential reading for all students of public policy,
administration and management.
December 2010: 234 x 156: 256pp
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