An introduction to the policy process :
Birkland, Thomas A.
An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / Thomas A. Birkland. - 4th ed. - New York ; Oxon : Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. - xviii, 399 p. : charts, tables ; 24 cm.
Revised edition of the author's An introduction to the policy process, 2010. Index : p. [393]-399.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- 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 -- Decision making and policy analysis -- Policy design and policy tools -- Policy implementation, failure, and learning -- Science and theory in the study of public policy -- Index.
9780765646620 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015013571
Policy sciences--United States.
Political planning--United States.
320.60973 / BIR
An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / Thomas A. Birkland. - 4th ed. - New York ; Oxon : Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. - xviii, 399 p. : charts, tables ; 24 cm.
Revised edition of the author's An introduction to the policy process, 2010. Index : p. [393]-399.
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface -- 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 -- Decision making and policy analysis -- Policy design and policy tools -- Policy implementation, failure, and learning -- Science and theory in the study of public policy -- Index.
9780765646620 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2015013571
Policy sciences--United States.
Political planning--United States.
320.60973 / BIR