"It summarises the latest international knowledge and experience in these diverse fields to deal with the complexities of societal transformation through optimal public policy interventions in an increasingly digital era and under increasing resource constraints. In this process, the book links the theory and practice of public policy in a user-friendly and practical way. It explains what public policy is and should be, why and how it is created, and how public policy content, processes, outputs and outcomes can be improved to promote optimal good governance and achieve sustainable developmental goals in the information society of the 21st century, especially in complex developing countries"-- Provided by publisher..