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Making Global Policy
Global policy making is taking shape in a wide range of public sector activities managed by transnational policy communities. Public policy scholars have long recognised the impact of globalisation on the industrialised knowledge economies of OECD states, as well as on social and economic policy challenges faced by developing and transition states. But the focus has been on domestic politics an…
Decision Making and Policy Analysis in Transportation Planning
Decision Making and Policy Analysis in Transportation Planning by Mahyar Amirgholy and Jidong J. Yang examines the principles, methods, and analytical approaches used to support decision-making and policy development in transportation planning. The book explores how transportation planners and policymakers can evaluate complex transportation systems, identify alternative strategies, and assess …
Sustainable High Volume Road and Rail Transport in Low Income Countries
Sustainable High Volume Road and Rail Transport in Low Income Countries presents an in-depth analysis of transport research undertaken through the UK Department for International Development\\\\\\\'s High Volume Transport Programme. The book examines strategies for developing road and rail transport systems that are safe, affordable, accessible, efficient, and environmentally sustainable in low…
Transport in Capitalism: Transport Policy as Social Policy
The book Transport in Capitalism: Transport Policy as Social Policy examines the relationship between transportation systems, capitalist economies, public policy, and sustainable development. Oliver Schwedes analyzes how transportation is influenced by economic growth, the division of labor, competition, mobility, and broader social and political dynamics. The book explores the objectives of tr…
Learning Policy, Doing Policy: Interactions Between Public Policy Theory, Pra…
Learning Policy, Doing Policy explores the relationship between public policy theory, practice, and teaching. The book examines how public servants learn about policymaking, how policy theories are understood and applied in professional practice, and how academic knowledge can contribute to more effective policymaking. It brings together perspectives from policy scholars, teachers, practitioner…
Making Policies Work: First - and Second-order Mechanisms in Policy Design
Making Policies Work: First- and Second-order Mechanisms in Policy Design examines how policy tools and actions produce policy effects and contribute to successful policy outcomes. The book develops a mechanistic perspective that focuses on the causal processes linking policy actions to their effects. It introduces the concepts of first-order and second-order policy mechanisms and explores how …
Successful Public Policy: Lessons From Australia and New Zealand
Successful Public Policy: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand examines how governments can develop and sustain successful public policies through a collection of detailed case studies from Australia and New Zealand. The book seeks to shift attention from policy failure toward the identification and explanation of effective public policy achievements. It explores the origins, development, imp…
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