Problems in the Implementation of Government Policies in the West Indies
| Author: | Bissessar, Ann Marie | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Pages: | 416 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-2610-8 978-0-7734-2610-8 | |
| Price: | $259.95 + shipping | |
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This book focuses on the field of policy implementation in various countries across the world. The book tries to capture the way various policies are implemented in countries such a Chile, Finland, Australia, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. The book features the writing of the top academicians of public policy. The book tries to unravel whether the challenges facing policy makers across the globe are similar or if there are essential differences in the policy implementation in these countries. The factors and obstacles that confront the processes of implementation in different countries are identified, analyzed, dissected, having their limitations exposed. The issues being considered are the stages involved, whether it’s a top-down or bottom-up approach, the clarity of the definition of goals, and the relationship between goals and outcomes. The book is essential reading for those who want to understand the causes of policy failure in a different context.
Reviews
“… this collection also adds new understanding to those of us outside the Caribbean region. Finally, the book showcases the work of fine scholars and enriches the field of policy studies.” – Prof. Deborah Stone, Dartmouth College
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Implementation in the Map of Governing
H.K. Colebatch
Chapter 2: Managing Change Through Collaboration: Risks and Rewards
John Diamond and Linda Rush
Chapter 3: Leadership: The Lost Factor in Implementation Studies
John Gaffar La Guerre
Chapter 4: Managing the Mapuche: Security and Identity Collusions in Chile
Robyn Torok
Chapter 5: Implementing the UK Government’s Policy to Enhance Sustainable Communities: From New Labour to a Coalition Administration, Continuity or Change?
Joyce Liddle
Chapter 6: Regulation, The Regulatory State Agency and Autonomy: The Case of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation in a Small State
Ann Marie Bissessar
Chapter 7: Top-Down, Bottom-Up or a Synthesis? An Exploration of Implementation Theory and Public Sector Reform Practice: The Case of Jamaica
Eris D. Schoburgh
Chapter 8: Implementing National Policies at a Local Level: Implementation Challenges
Pekka Kettunen
Chapter 9: Public Service Reform and the Role of Human Resources Management: A Study of Organizational Conflict Transformation at the Teaching Service Commission in Trindad and Tobago
Hyacinth Guy
Chapter 10: The Implementation of Election Strategies: General Elections and the Case of the Fyzabad Constituency in Trinidad and Tobago
Ann Marie Bissessar
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Implementation in the Map of Governing
H.K. Colebatch
Chapter 2: Managing Change Through Collaboration: Risks and Rewards
John Diamond and Linda Rush
Chapter 3: Leadership: The Lost Factor in Implementation Studies
John Gaffar La Guerre
Chapter 4: Managing the Mapuche: Security and Identity Collusions in Chile
Robyn Torok
Chapter 5: Implementing the UK Government’s Policy to Enhance Sustainable Communities: From New Labour to a Coalition Administration, Continuity or Change?
Joyce Liddle
Chapter 6: Regulation, The Regulatory State Agency and Autonomy: The Case of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation in a Small State
Ann Marie Bissessar
Chapter 7: Top-Down, Bottom-Up or a Synthesis? An Exploration of Implementation Theory and Public Sector Reform Practice: The Case of Jamaica
Eris D. Schoburgh
Chapter 8: Implementing National Policies at a Local Level: Implementation Challenges
Pekka Kettunen
Chapter 9: Public Service Reform and the Role of Human Resources Management: A Study of Organizational Conflict Transformation at the Teaching Service Commission in Trindad and Tobago
Hyacinth Guy
Chapter 10: The Implementation of Election Strategies: General Elections and the Case of the Fyzabad Constituency in Trinidad and Tobago
Ann Marie Bissessar