TY - BOOK AU - Boin, Arjen AU - Lodge, Martin. TI - The Politics of policymaking : : an introduction SN - 9781529676051 AV - 320.6 B6364 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - Thousand Oaks PB - Sage KW - Policy making KW - Political planning N1 - Includes bibliographic references and index; The Importance of Policymaking -- The Challenges of Problem-Solving in a Complex and Dynamic World -- Exploring the Policymaking World -- The Fight for Attention: Why Some Problems trigger Policymaking (and many others do not) -- Crafting Sound Policy: The Political Dimension of Technical Choices -- Getting it Done: The Implementation Challenge -- How Accountability and Evaluation Shape Policymaking -- Creating and Maintaining Legitimacy for Public policies -- The Art of Policymaking -- Governing Across Borders -- The Future of Policymaking: Cues for Policy Leadership N2 - "This problem-based introduction to policymaking is packed with insights into how good policy is made. The text spans the entire process from the researching of policy ideas to a critical assessment of cutting-edge suggestions to reform and improve policymaking practices around the world. By eschewing the more abstract theory-led approaches in existing textbooks, this is the most engaging introduction to policy in practice. Boin and Lodge - two experts in the field - synthesise the most cutting-edge perspectives to navigate the complex and interconnected policy processes of today"--Provided by publisher ER -