Studies of the Policy Process: A Case Analysis Book

	Preface and acknowledgements
	Aims and overview of the text: a guide for users
Pt. I	Policy perspectives
1	Introduction: approaches to policy analysis	3
2	Agency and the policy process	12
3	The macrolevel of the policy process	32
Pt. II	Case studies: levels and stages of analysis
4	Case study analysis and public policy	63
5	Levels of the policy process: the case of urban regeneration	82
6	The essence of agency: policy agents and contractual relations in local government	122
7	An interorganizational level of analysis: central-local policy action in the Riverside DHA	162
8	The emergence and implementation of policy: the Tomlinson reorganization of London's health service	193
9	How successful is Dutch drug control policy? A case study of the evaluation process	230
10	Conclusion	270
	References	280
	Author Index	294
	Subject Index	298