Policy and Action

<p>It is widely appreciated that policies however carefully formulated too often fall down at the implementation stage. This collection originally published in 1981 and which includes a number of case studies illustrating the roles and workings of the agencies involved focuses on <i>implementation</i> in public policy. Part 1 reviews the literature on implementation and provides a theoretical context for examining the ten case studies in Part 2 which cover such policy areas as public expenditure employment housing social services health planning and land. The editors also examine the main issues raised by the case studies and suggest a way of reconstructing an understanding of the implementation of public policy.</p>