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Preface Public Policy: Introduction to the Concept and Process of Policy Policy Advocacy: Power and Influence of Non-officials Constitutional Rules and Power of State Organs in Policymaking Policy Analysis and Think Tanks Approaches to Agenda Analysis and Policy Formation Policy Design and Tools: Approaches and Framework Public Policy and Intergovernmental Relations Institutionalism: Its Impact on Policy Process Policy Analysis: Processes and Tools Eastonian, Vickerian, Elitist, Groupthink and Marxist Models for Policy Process Critical Policy Rationalists: Simon, Lindblom, Dror, Etzioni and Cohen, March, Olsen Rationalist Paradigm and Public Choice Theory Decision-Making: Styles, Process and Non-decision-making Policy Decision-making: Tools and Techniques Policy Implementation: Theory and Models Policy Implementation: Modes of Policy Delivery Policy Monitoring: Role, Approaches and Techniques Policy Failure, Learning and Conditions for Implementation Policy Evaluation: Approaches, Techniques and Impact Policy Evaluation: Purpose, Criteria and Evaluators Policy Sciences: Crises and Perspectives Index