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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birkland, Thomas A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2011]
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.