POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION

The book focuses on how policies provide guidelines with which programs are formulated and projects designed, developed, implemented and evaluated. The book explains in clear terms conceptual issues and their applications in policy, program and project management. The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 covers the relationship between policy, program and project development. Part 11 focuses on planning, program planning, strategic planning, program design and analysis. It also discusses program development in nonprofit organizations. Part 111 discusses program implementation process, project management and program evaluation. Part 1V presents case studies, using Nigeria as illustration to demonstrate the process of program development, implementation and evaluation. The book is user-friendly, clear, simple and easy to comprehend. Public managers, students of Public Policy and Administration, Nonprofit organizations managers, practitioners, researchers, consultants and other general interest readers would find the book very useful.