Policy Learning and Policy Failure
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Policy Learning and Policy Failure by Michael Howlett
Policy successes and failures offer important lessons for public officials, but often they do not learn from these experiences. This book defines policy learning and failure and organizes the main studies in these fields along the key dimensions of processes, products, and analytical levels, proposing a research agenda which links policy scholars with policy practice.
“How do we know if policies have failed and in what way? Do we really want to learn, or to bury our heads in the sand? This marvellous collection of insights and case studies tackles the intersection of these issues in innovative and thought-provoking ways” Allan McConnell, University of Sydney
“This book brings together two aspects of policy analysis in interesting and creative ways. Policy learning is often treated as a remedy for policy failures, but we find that learning can have its own pathologies. And failures may be a source of learning and improvement if considered properly. The analytic and empirical work in this book make significant contributions to our understanding of both failure and success in public policy.” B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh
“This book brings together two aspects of policy analysis in interesting and creative ways. Policy learning is often treated as a remedy for policy failures, but we find that learning can have its own pathologies. And failures may be a source of learning and improvement if considered properly. The analytic and empirical work in this book make significant contributions to our understanding of both failure and success in public policy.” B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh
Claire A. Dunlop is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Exeter, UK. A public policy and administration scholar, her main fields of interest include the politics of expertise and knowledge utilization; risk governance; policy learning and analysis; impact assessment; and policy narratives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447352006 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447352009 |
| Title | Policy Learning and Policy Failure |
| Author | Claire A Dunlop |
| Series | New Perspectives In Policy And Politics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2020-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 170 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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