Public Policy in New Zealand Institutions, Processes and Outcomes |
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| Author:
| Shaw, Richard
Eichbaum, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7339-9181-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education New Zealand Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Public policy matters, because it makes a difference - for better or for worse - to people's lives. This book provides an introduction to public policy in New Zealand: what it is, who makes it, and how it is made. PUBLIC POLICY IN NEW ZEALAND is also about the system of government in which policy is shaped. The book's main purpose is to explain in a straightforward manner what the institutions of government are, and how they interact with citizens and interest groups to produce public...
More DescriptionPublic policy matters, because it makes a difference - for better or for worse - to people's lives. This book provides an introduction to public policy in New Zealand: what it is, who makes it, and how it is made. PUBLIC POLICY IN NEW ZEALAND is also about the system of government in which policy is shaped. The book's main purpose is to explain in a straightforward manner what the institutions of government are, and how they interact with citizens and interest groups to produce public policy. Comprehensively revised and updated to incorporate significant political and policy developments, this second edition also includes a new chapter on governance, which explores the interactions between policy actors in state and civil society contexts. In short, this is a book about government and governance.