Brian Head & Kate Crowley 
Policy Analysis in Australia [EPUB ebook] 

Policy analysis in Australia: The state of the art ~ Kate Crowley & Brian Head;

Part 1: The ‘policy advising’ context;

Policy professionals in context: Advisors and ministers ~ Patrick Weller;

The economic context of policy analysis in Australia ~ Alan Fenna;

Policy analysis and public sector capacity ~ Brian Head;

Part 2: Analysis and advice within government;

Policy analysis at the federal government level ~ John Wanna;

Policy and policy analysis in the States ~ John Phillimore and Tracey Arklay;

Policy analysis capacity and local government ~ Brian Dollery, Michael A. Kortt and Simone de Souza;

Reflections on policy advice in Australia ~ Carmen Lawrence;

Part 3: Policy analysis beyond executive government;

Parliamentary committees and inquiries ~ Ian Marsh and Darren Halpin;

Expert policy advisory bodies ~ Jenny Stewart and Scott Prasser;

Consultants, think tanks and public policy ~ Ariadne Vromen and Patrick Hurley;

Media influence on public policy ~ Ian Ward;

Part 4: Parties and interest groups in policy analysis;

Policy development in political parties ~ Anika Gauja;

Business associations and policy analysis ~ Stephen Bell;

Policy and the labour movement ~ Rae Cooper, Bradon Ellem and Chris F. Wright;

Policy capacity in the community sector ~Susan Goodwin & Ruth Phillips;

Part 5: Policy analysis instruction and research;

Policy analysis instruction in Australia ~ Michael Di Francesco;

Academic research and policy ~ Brian Head and Jim Walter.

Kate Crowley is Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania. She is widely published on green politics and environmental policy, and has chaired a number of policy advisory councils.