Birkland,Thomas A.
An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / Thomas A. Birkland. - 4. ed. - New York: Routledge, 2016. - xviii, 399 p.
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. 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;
9781138934351 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780765646620 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Políticas Públicas--Estados Unidos
Teoria Política
Ciência Política
Análise de Políticas Públicas
Políticas Públicas--Implementação
Estudo de Caso
An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / Thomas A. Birkland. - 4. ed. - New York: Routledge, 2016. - xviii, 399 p.
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. 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;
9781138934351 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780765646620 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Políticas Públicas--Estados Unidos
Teoria Política
Ciência Política
Análise de Políticas Públicas
Políticas Públicas--Implementação
Estudo de Caso
