Effective Implementation In Practice: Integrating Public Policy and Management

Chapter ThreeA New Perspective for ImplementationStrategic Action Fields

As our review of prior perspectives has made clear, there are many approaches to describe and analyze policy and program implementation. Without a doubt, implementing program change is difficult because of the many players and the inevitable significant limitations in available resources. Yet within these constraints, those charged with managing public and nonprofit organizations, carrying out public policy, and developing innovative solutions do make progress on implementing such changes. Unfortunately, most of the literature does little to provide such professionals with a way to talk about the challenges they encounter, analyze the barriers, or develop more skillful ...