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The Public Policy Theory Primer

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A detailed and now thoroughly updated investigation of the key theories in contemporary public policy

289 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 10, 2009

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Kevin B. Smith

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Profile Image for Ghasem Safaeinejad.
194 reviews21 followers
July 8, 2018
کتاب خوبیه اما به درد کسی میخوره که سیاستگذاری بلد باشه و قبلا چند تا کتاب راجع بهش خونده باشه. ترجمه اش یه کم سنگینه
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153 reviews13 followers
June 29, 2019
Highly recommend to read it, to get a sence of public policy as an academic field. Delivers a good general idea on whats going on, and covers most of the hot topics and theories. Good read by the way.
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140 reviews
January 29, 2025
Bruh finally done this. Can’t believe my research advisor said this would be a “worth while read”. Blasphemy.
Profile Image for Ahmed Mohsen.
89 reviews261 followers
August 8, 2019
هذا الكتاب يقدم مدخل جيد للسياسات العامة ، بداية من السؤال الرئيسي هل هناك مجال معرفة بإسم السياسات العامة أم لا؟
يبدأ الكتاب من اجل إجابة هذا السؤال في الفصل الأول بعرض أهم التعريفات لهذا العلم بالإضافة إلى التطور التاريخي له، ثم في الفصل التالية يتناول الكتاب في كل فصل موضوع رئيسي في السياسات العامة ثم يتناول أهم الأفكار الموجودة في هذا الموضوع سواء في الجاتب النظري، أو التيارات المتصارعة داخل هذا الموضوع.
عموما، تقييمي للكتاب انه جيد جدا، وأنه يصلح للدراسة الجامعية كمدخل لدراسة السياسات العامة.
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June 2, 2020
This was written to be a textbook and it covers material in an academic / survey mode. From that standpoint it works, but it's not a particularly readable book and could use more examples. In fairness, it is a book on theory. I will take some material from it for my undergraduate and capstone course. For me personally it was good to read this summary as Public Policy Theory is still a new topic for me. Still relating it to all the other fields I know.
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