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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100765646625

ISBN-139780765646620

eBay Product ID (ePID)217539623

Product Key Features

Number of Pages418 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIntroduction to the Policy Process : Theories, concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making

Publication Year2015

SubjectPublic Policy / General, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorThomas A. Birkland

Subject AreaPolitical Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight31.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2015-013571

TitleLeadingAn

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal320.60973

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

Table Of ContentList of Tables and Figures Preface 1. Introducing the Policy Process 2. Elements of the Policy Making System 3. The Historical and Structural Contexts of Public Policy Making 4. Official Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy 5. Unofficial Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy 6. Agenda Setting, Power, and Interest Groups 7. Policies and Policy Types 8. Decision Making and Policy Analysis 9. Policy Design and Policy Tools 10. Policy Implementation, Failure, and Learning 11. Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy

SynopsisThe fourth edition of this widely-used text relates theory to practice in the public policy process. In a clear, conversational style, author Tom Birkland conveys the best current thinking on the policy process with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis. This new edition has been reorganized to better explain the role of policy analysis in the policy process. New to this edition: ¿ A new section on the role of policy analysis and policy analysts in the policy process. ¿ A revised and updated chapter surveying the social, economic, and demographic trends that are transforming the policy environment. ¿ Fully updated references to help the advanced reader locate the most important theoretical literature in policy process studies. ¿ New illustrations and an improved layout to clarify key ideas and stimulate classroom discussion. The book makes generous use of visual aids and examples that link policy theory to the concrete experience of practitioners. It includes chapter-at-a-glance outlines, definitions of key terms, provocative review questions, recommended reading, and online materials for professors and students., The fourth edition of this widely-used text relates theory to practice in the public policy process. In a clear, conversational style, author Tom Birkland conveys the best current thinking on the policy process with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis. This new edition has been reorganized to better explain the role of policy analysis in the policy process. New to this edition: - A new section on the role of policy analysis and policy analysts in the policy process. - A revised and updated chapter surveying the social, economic, and demographic trends that are transforming the policy environment. - Fully updated references to help the advanced reader locate the most important theoretical literature in policy process studies. - New illustrations and an improved layout to clarify key ideas and stimulate classroom discussion. The book makes generous use of visual aids and examples that link policy theory to the concrete experience of practitioners. It includes chapter-at-a-glance outlines, definitions of key terms, provocative review questions, recommended reading, and online materials for professors and students.

LC Classification NumberH97.B57 2015