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008			170911s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781108405515
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084			_aPOL023000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aAscher, William _eauthor. _9910
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding the policymaking process in developing countries _cWilliam Ascher
260			_aNew York _bCambridge University Press _c2017
300			_aix, 245p. _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-227) and index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 1. Challenges to effective development policymaking; 2. The policy process in developing countries really is different; 3. The expert's risk: endorsing ill-fated initiatives; 4. The expert's frustration: rejection of sound knowledge or recommendations; 5. Overcoming the impasses that block sound initiatives; 6. Inconsistent or incomplete enactment of initiatives; 7. Inadequate accommodation for excessive deprivation; 8. Reducing avoidable conflict; 9. Minimizing shortsighted policies; 10. Adapting policy initiatives and institutions; 11. Conclusions.
520			_a"Understanding the Policymaking Process in Developing Countries provides a uniquely comprehensive and practical framework for development practitioners, policymakers, activists, and students to diagnose and improve policy processes in developing countries across a wide range of issues. Based on the classic policy sciences approach, the book offers over 100 diagnostic indicators keyed to identify problems of policy processes, policy content, bureaucratic behavior, stakeholder behavior, and national-subnational interactions. This multi-disciplinary framework is applied to a host of policy problems that particularly plague countries experiencing the 'under-development syndrome', including aborted programs and projects, policy impasses, distorted implementation, unnecessary harm and conflict, and shortsighted initiatives. These points are illustrated through cases from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Based on the developing countries' distinctive challenges, the book also offers recommendations on improving policy content and institutions to address the typical limitations"--
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions. _2bisacsh _939689
651		0	_aDeveloping countries _xEconomic policy. _958274
651		0	_aDeveloping countries _xPolitics and government. _958275
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