01886cam a2200361 i 4500 258537 258537 18571661 pucpr 20170419110529.0 170419s2016 nyua b 001 0 eng 2015013571 9781138934351 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780765646620 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781315717371 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC spa pcc n-us--- evl H97 .B57 2016 320.60973 23 23 320.60973 B6192i4 Birkland, Thomas A. An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / Thomas A. Birkland. Fourth Edition. New York : Routledge, 2016. xviii, 399 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Revised edition of the author's An introduction to the policy process, 2010. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Policy sciences. Political planning United States. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc 6 23 320.60973 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2017-04-19 51(AbeBooks) 30.94 5 320.60973 B6192i4 80000002544776 2019-11-14 00:00:00 2019-10-16 40.94 2017-04-19 6