Introduction to the Policy ProcessThoroughly revised, reorganized, updated, and expanded, this widely-used text sets the balance and fills the gap between theory and practice in public policy studies. In a clear, conversational style, the author conveys the best current thinking on the policy process with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis rather than novelty or abstraction. A newly added chapter surveys the social, economic, and demographic trends that are transforming the policy environment. |
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Contents
1 Introducing the Policy Process | 3 |
2 Elements of thePolicyMaking System | 25 |
3 The Historical and Structural Contexts of Public Policy Making | 58 |
4 Official Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy | 92 |
5 Unofficial Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy | 130 |
6 Agenda Setting Power and Interest Groups | 168 |
7 Policies and Policy Types | 202 |
8 Policy Design Policy Tools and Decisions | 228 |
9 Policy Implementation Failure and Learning | 263 |
10 Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy | 287 |
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About the Author | 340 |
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An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of ... Thomas A. Birkland No preview available - 2010 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Introduction to the Policy Process |
| Author | Birkland |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | M.E. Sharpe, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0765627310, 9780765627315 |
| Length | 339 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economics / General Political Science / General Political Science / Public Policy / General |
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