An introduction to the policy process
Subtitle: theories, concepts, and models of public policy making
By: by Thomas A. Birkland
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Armonk, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780765625328
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing the policy process; title: An overview of the policy process; title: The historical and structural context of public policy making; title: Official actors and their roles in public policy; title: Unofficial actors and their roles in public policy; title: agenda setting, power, and interest groups; title: Policies and policy types; title: Policy design, policy tools, and decisions; title: Policy implementation, failure, and learning; title: Science and theory in the study of public policy.