Adding Value to Policy Analysis and Advice - Softcover

Claudia Scott; Karen Baehler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 086840859X ISBN 13: 9780868408590

Publisher: UNSW Press, 2009

Synopsis

Governments need high quality policy analysis and advice as they wrestle with complex economic, social and environmental issues. This book explores public policy practices in Australia and New Zealand, and ways to enhance performance and capability in the policy analysis and advisory system. An integrative approach to policy work from a systems perspective is proposed. It links the political and analytical dimensions of policy craft and emphasizes important influences on policy work from outside the formal government policy system. Strategies are discussed to promote learning and innovation in policy design which add value to the work of governments and the lives of citizens.

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About the Author

Claudia Scott is a professor of public policy at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government at Victoria University-Wellington. She is the author of Function and Finance Forecasting, Local Government Spending, Public and Private Roles in Health Care, and Reform Experiences in Seven OECD Countries. Karen Baehler is a senior lecturer at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government at Victoria University-Wellington. She is the coauthor of Rural Development in the United States.

Edition details

• Publisher: UNSW Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 086840859X
• ISBN 13: 9780868408590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288