Tag: Policymaking

Free Download John Waterbury, "Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World"
English | ISBN: 9774169638 | 2020 | 344 pages | PDF | 32 MB
A rigorous examination of higher education policymaking in the Arab world

Free Download Andrés Mejía Acosta, "Informal Coalitions and Policymaking in Latin America: Ecuador in Comparative Perspective"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 0415993547, 0415648548 | PDF | pages: 193 | 2.0 mb
This book explains how presidents achieve market-oriented reforms in a contentious political environment. Using an impressive amount of quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence, most of which is reported for the first time, Mejía Acosta argues that presidents in Ecuador adopted significant reforms by crafting informal yet functional coalitions with opposition parties in congress. This pattern of success is particularly relevant in a country known for its chronic political fragmentation and deep regional and ethnic divisions. Paradoxically, the adoption of constitutional reforms to promote governance undermined the success of informal coalitions and directly contributed to greater regime instability after 1996. Mejía Acosta’s work offers a compelling analysis of how formal and informal political institutions contribute to policy change. His far-reaching conclusions will capture the attention of political scientists and scholars of Latin America.

Free Download James E. Anderson, "Public Policymaking Ed 9"
English | ISBN: 035765997X | 2022 | 384 pages | PDF | 7 MB
A longtime student favorite, Anderson/Moyer/Chichirau’s bestselling PUBLIC POLICYMAKING explains public policy fundamentals by emphasizing the process behind the creation of legislation. As you examine each individual step of the policymaking process – from policy formation and budgeting to implementation and impact – you will gain a thorough understanding of how different factors influence public policy creation. In addition, each chapter features at least one case study that illustrates how general ideas are applied to specific policy issues. Reflecting the latest research and developments from the field, the new Ninth Edition provides current coverage of the 2020 election, the COVID-19 pandemic and more. The text is packed with examples and its student-friendly format helps you easily see how chapter concepts relate to your everyday life.

Free Download Michael T. Hayes, "Incrementalism and Policymaking in the USA: Adaptations for a Partisan Age"
English | ISBN: 3031384849 | 2023 | 101 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book examines incrementalism as a policymaking process in the USA. It provides an overview of incrementalism as a theoretical concept, assesses historical and contemporary attitudes toward it, and considers it as a viable alternative to rationality. The book argues that incrementalism is both an inevitable and desirable method of policymaking, despite seeming ill suited to the current system of highly ideological and polarized political parties. It also advocates a return to realism in which policymakers on both the left and right recognize the superiority of incrementalism, as well as a new system of partisan incrementalism through which political parties compete by offering distinctive incremental alternatives on major policy issues. The book will appeal to scholars and students of American public policy, public administration and politics.