02666 a2200469 4500 20250526161923.0 250430042022GB 54 eng 9781032399201 BC Taylor & Francis GBP 37.99 BB 01 eng JPP thema JPH thema MBN thema PDK thema PDM thema JNF thema KJU thema LB thema JPP bic JPH bic MBN bic PDK bic JNF bic KJU bic LB bic POL055000 bisac POL040000 bisac POL028000 bisac SOC053000 bisac 320.60994 bisac Catherine Althaus 119 Australian Policy Handbook A Practical Guide to the Policymaking Process 7 Oxford Routledge 20221221 268 p The seventh edition of this classic handbook on the policy process is fully updated, featuring new material on policy making amid local and global disruption, the contestable nature of modern policy advice, commissioning and contracting, public engagement and policy success and failure. The Australian Policy Handbook shows how public policy permeates every aspect of our lives. It is the stuff of government, justifying taxes, driving legislation and shaping our social services. Public policy gives us roads, railways and airports, emergency services, justice, education and health services, defence, industry development and natural resource management. While politicians make the decisions, public servants provide analysis and support for those choices. This updated edition includes new visuals and introduces a series of case studies for the first time. These cases—covering family violence, behavioural economics, justice reinvestment, child protection and more—illustrate the personal and professional challenges of policymaking practice. Drawing on their extensive practical and academic experience, the authors outline the processes used in making public policy. They systematically explain the relationships between political decision makers, public service advisers, community participants and those charged with implementation. The Australian Policy Handbook remains the essential guide for students and practitioners of policy making in Australia. Sarah Ball A01 120 Peter Bridgman A01 121 Glyn Davis A01 122 David Threlfall A01 123 10124 10124