Introduction
The nature of the public policies
The context for policy making: central institutions and actors
Theoretical approaches to policy making
Problem definition and agenda setting
Decision making
Implementation
Evaluation
Governance: a synoptic perspective on policy making
Public policies beyond the nation state
Policy change and policy convergence
Conclusions: future challenges for public policy analysis.
Public policy : a new introduction by Christoph Knill. ISBN 9780230278394. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.