Preface Introduction
CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
Public Policy: Articulation, Significance and Approaches Public Policy Processes Public Policy and Globalization
CONCEPTUALIZING INDIAN RESPONSES
Public Policy Processes in India Models and Trends of Public Policy in India Designing Public Policy at the Grassroots: Panchayati Raj in West Bengal and Bhagidari in Delhi
SECTORAL POLICY DESIGNS IN INDIA
Environmental Policy in India Education Policy in India Public Health Policy in India: A Critical Note Rights-based Social Policy: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), 2005 Conclusion Bibliography Index

The book offers a balanced mix of practical and theoretical aspects of public policy by tracing its evolution in the Indian context and helping to strengthen conceptual articulation.

Development of public policy as a subject of academic study and as a field of practice depends a lot on the prevalent socio-economic and political milieu. Public Policy: Concept, Theory and Practice highlights the critical aspects of public policy making and its implementation by contextualizing it in the Indian historical and modern-day perspective.

Filling the existing content gap due to non-availability of comprehensive textbooks on the subject, this book makes the ideas and concepts easily intelligible for everybody. Students pursuing graduate and postgraduate courses in Political Science, Public Administration and civil services and UGC NET aspirants will find this book immensely useful.

Key Features

• Draws largely on instances from Indian experiences

• Relates to and takes cue from contributions of well-established authors in the field

• Raises questions to aid and inspire further research in this area

• Dedicated sections on environmental policies and education and health policies discussed, devised and implemented in India.