Implementing public policy : an introduction to the study of operational governance / Michael Hill & Peter Hupe.

Previous edition: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-226) and indexes.

Introduction Introduction Structure of the book Some matters of definition Notes Positioning Implementation Studies Introduction Concerns about implementation: Historical origins The rule of law The idea of democracy and its implications Public Administration and Public Management Institutional theory Postmodernist theory Conclusion Notes Implementation Theory: The Top-Down/Bottom-Up Debate The discovery of the 'missing link' The classical top-down authors The bottom-up challenge Conclusion Implementation Theory The search for a synthesis Where does implementation begin Layers in policy processes Networks: Broadening the horizontal dimension Managing performance: Redefining the vertical dimension Differentiating policy types Including responses of affected actors Conclusion Implementation and Governance Introduction The age of interventionism The age of the market and corporate government The age of neo-interventionism Assessment Conclusion Notes Implementation Theory and the Study of Governance Introduction The stages model of the policy process Alternative analytical frameworks The Multiple Governance Framework Studying implementation as governance research Conclusion Notes Researching Implementation Introduction Defining studies of implementation Explaining what needs explanation Isolating implementation Dealing with layers Specifying inter-organizational relationships Differentiating agency responses Identifying stakes Recognizing macro-parameters Quantitative versus qualitative studies Conclusion Implementation in Context Introduction Implementation in practice The quest for appropriate action Policy settings Institutional environments Operational governance in context Conclusion Notes The Future of Implementation Studies Introduction The objective of studying implementation The study of governance in operation Promising developments Conclusion

Covering the state of the art in the theory and practice of public policy implementation and how this relates to contemporary practice, this Third Edition now further explores issues around researching implementation and the relationship between policy formulation and implementation.