{"product_id":"beyond-the-policy-cycle-the-policy-process-in-australia-9780367717568","title":"Beyond the Policy Cycle: The Policy Process in Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Colebatch HK\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: International Relations - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is common (and comforting) to see public policy as the result of careful craft work by expert officials who recognise a problem, identify and evaluate possible responses, and choose the most appropriate strategy the policy cycle'. The reality is more complex and challenging. Many hands are involved in policy-making, not all of them official, they are not all addressing the same problem, they have different ideas about what would be a good answer, and the process is rarely brought to a neat close by a clear decision. The development of policy can resemble firefighting, with players rushing to react to demands for action in areas that are already in crisis, or it can be a less frenetic process of weaving, as they search for an outcome which reflects the concerns of all the stakeholders. Effective participation in the policy process calls for a clear understanding of this complexity and ambiguity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Policy Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e sets policy in this wider context. It recognises that participants in the process are drawn from both government and diverse areas outside government, and looks not at a model' process but rather at how the game is played: how issues rise to prominence, who is actually doing the work, and exactly what it is that they are doing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith detailed Australian case studies, and examining the implications of recent trends in policy such as the outsourcing of service provision, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Policy Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e offers students and practitioners a critical and engaged look at the activity of policy that reflects the reality of the policy experience.","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47616306643095,"sku":"9780367717568","price":13345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367717568.webp?v=1775112469","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-policy-cycle-the-policy-process-in-australia-9780367717568","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}