Public Policies
1
2019-2020
01015345
Management and Administration
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
None.
Teaching Methods
Theory classes and practical classes. Final evaluation.
Learning Outcomes
The Public Policy program aims to provide students with the knowledge needed to critically understand the process of formation of public policy, these objectives and evaluate their effectiveness.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Chapter 1 – The Study of Public Policy
Chapter 2 - Categories of Public Policy
Chapter 3 - The Policy-Makers and their Environment
Chapter 4 - Policy Formation: Problems, Agendas, and Formulation
Chapter 5 – Budgeting and Public Policy
Chapter 6 – Policy Implementation
Chapter 7 - Policy Impact and Evaluation
Chapter 8 - The economics of State intervention in the Economy
Chapter 9 - The theory of public choice
Chapter 10 - State faillures
Head Lecturer(s)
Ireneu de Oliveira Mendes
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Exam: 100.0%
Bibliography
Anderson, James E. 1997. Public Policy-Making, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Kingdon, John W. 1984. Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
Parsons, Wayne. 1995. Public Policy. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar
Harguindéguy, 2013, Jean-Baptiste, Análisis de Políticas Públicas, 1 ed., Madrid: Tecnos