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An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / Thomas A. Birkland.

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  • ISBN: 9780765625328
  • ISBN: 0765625326
  • Physical Description: xx, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 3rd ed.
  • Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introducing the policy process -- Elements of the policy-making system -- The historical and structural contexts of public policy making -- Official actors and their roles in public policy -- Unofficial actors and their roles in public policy -- Agenda setting, power, and interest groups -- Policies and policy types -- Policy design, policy tools, and decisions -- Policy implementation, failure, and learning -- Science and theory in the study of public policy.
Subject:
Policy sciences.
Political planning > United States.
Political planning.
United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Introducing the policy process
An overview of the policy process
The historical and structural context of public policy making
Official actors and their roles in public policy
Unofficial actors and their roles in public policy
agenda setting, power, and interest groups
Policies and policy types
Policy design, policy tools, and decisions
Policy implementation, failure, and learning
Science and theory in the study of public policy.