An Introduction To The Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, And Models Of Public Policy Making (Paperback)

ISBN 13: 9780765614896

ISBN 10: 0765614898

Author: Thomas A. Birkland

Product Details

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Publication Date: 09-30-2005

Type: Paperback

Edition: 2

Language: N/A

Number Of Pages: 297

Weight: 1.28 lbs.

Height: 9.06 inches

Width: 7.56 inches

Depth: 0.94 inches

Description: Now redesigned for increased user friendliness, this readable and practical introduction to the public policy process is intended for students in either traditional academic or professional programs at the undergraduate or graduate level. The author's direct writing style and extensive use of examples will also appeal to practitioners. The book offers an extensive overview of the best current thinking on the policy process, with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis rather than novelty and abstraction. It has many features that make it equally useful as a ready reference, including myriad definitions throughout each chapter; an annotated bibliography; an introduction to web-based research, with a guide to the most important and reliable public policy research sites; and additional reading suggestions. New for this edition are chapter-at-a-glance introductions; new case studies for major chapters; new Questions-for-Discussion; and sidebars for definitions.

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