Abstract
Understanding policy processes can be a tricky business for students of social policy,
practitioners and even policy makers. The structure of power and authority within an
organisation, the influence of partner agencies on the execution of well-laid plans and the
involvement of the media and community activists can all shape and distort decision-making,
implementation and evaluation of policies in the public sector. Spicker has set himself a difficult
task of unpacking this often obtuse topic for readers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 325-326 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Journal of Social Policy |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
Keywords
- social policy
- practice
- policy process