01297nam a2200253Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000350008204000180011704200080013504300120014305000190015508200270017410000310020124501190023225000120035126000380036330000300040150400640043150504750049565000270097065000460099727542220160527194839.0050105s2005    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a  2005000001  a0765614898 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aDLCcDLCdDLC  apcc  an-us---00aH97b.B57 200500a320.60973bB6192i22221 aBirkland, Thomas A.2Local13aAn introduction to the policy processbtheories, concepts, and models of public policy makingcThomas A. Birkland.  a2nd ed.  aArmonk, N.Y.bM.E. Sharpecc2005.  axxi, 297 p.bill.c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.0 aThe study and practice of public policy -- 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 and policy tools -- Policy implementation and policy failure -- Putting it all together : models of the policy process -- Appendix : Public policy research on the web. 0aPolicy sciences2Local 0aPolitical planningzUnited States.2Local