From Crisis to Complacency? Shaping Public Policy in Britain, by Brian W. Hogwood

This work examines the public policy process as it is actually practiced throughout Britain today by tracing the life of an issue in the House of Parliament. Following the various stages through which issues pass, from agenda-setting to implementation and evaluation, this work presents a coherent sense of the progression of policy-making. Hogwood analyzes the role Members of Parliament play in getting issues on the political agenda, discussing them, shaping legislation, and reviewing implemented policies, allowing the reader an easy understanding of the process from origination to conclusion.