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;