01479cam a22001934a 4500 20260619125121.0 9789361314469 320.6 CAI/U 23 Cairney, Paul, 16483 Understanding public policy : theories and issues / by Paul Cairney. . - New Delhi : Bloomsburry , 2024 xx+296 pages ill. ; Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: A Multiple Lens Approach to Policy Change -- What is Public Policy and How Do We Identify Continuity and Change? -- Power, Governance and Decision-Making -- Institutions and Policy Change -- Rationality and Incrementalism -- Structural explanations -- Rational Choice theory -- Multi-level Governance -- Punctuated Equilibrium and Venue Shift -- Advocacy Coalition Framework -- The Role of Ideas, Knowledge and Beliefs -- Policy Transfer -- Implementation, Evaluation and Learning -- Conclusion. "This book is a new introduction to theories of public policy. The author provides an accessible assessment of a wide range of theories and models from policy cycles, policy transfer, rational choice and socio-economic explanations to multi-level governance, advocacy coalitions and punctuated equilibrium and of their value to policy analysis"--Provided by publisher. Political planning. 16484 Public administration. ddc BK 760795 760795 0 0 ddc 0 0 POL POL 2025-09-11 0 320.6 CAI/U POL23838 2026-06-19 12:51:58 2026-06-19 BK