'The new handbook by Peters and Pierre provides an invaluable addition to the literature. It offers new scholars and practitioners a means to navigate many of the complex theoretical and practical issues in contemporary policy analysis' - Mark Considine, University of Melbourne

Introduction - B. Guy Peters and Jon PierreMAKING POLICYThe Three Action Levels of Governance: Reframing the policy process beyond the stages model - Peter L. Hupe and Michael HillThe Policy Sciences: Past, Present, and Future - Peter deLeon and Christine R. MartellBehavioral Rationality and the Policy Process - Bryan D. Jones, Graeme Boushey and Samuel WorkmanPolicy Design - Davis B. BobrowNetworks and Bargaining in Policy Analysis - Peter BogasonConcepts and Theories of Horizontal Policy Management - B. Guy PetersBudgeting - Irene S. RubinImplementation - Søren C. WinterSUBSTANTIVE POLICY AREASConstitution and Rights - John UhrSocial Policy: Pensions - Helen FawcettSocial Policy: Is there a Crisis in the Welfare State? - Harold L. WilenskyHealth Policy - Michael MoranEducation Policy - Susan MartonEnvironmental policy - Christoph KnillCultural Policy - Kevin V. MulcahyTax Policy - B. Guy PetersIndustrial Policy in Developed Nations - Richard D. BinghamAgriculture and Food - Wyn GrantTransportation and Infrastructure - Kenneth ButtonForeign Policy - Walter CarlsnaesCriminal Justice Policy - Tim NewburnPrivatisation by Divestment - Ian ThynneEVALUATING POLICYEvaluation Research - Evert VerdungEfficiency and Cost-Benefit Analysis - Aiden R. Vining and David L. WeimerEthics and Public Policy - Gary BrynerPerformance and Performance Management - Geert Bouckaert and John HalliganConstructivist Approaches to Public Policy - Herbert GottweissDisciplinary Perspectives - Jon Pierre