TY  - BOOK
AU  - Birkland,Thomas A.
TI  - An Introduction to the Policy Process: theories, concepts, and models of public policy making 
SN  - 9780765625328 (pbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 320.6 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Armonk, NY
PB  - M. E. Sharpe
KW  - Policy sciences
KW  - Political planning
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introducing the policy process -- An overview of the policy process -- The historical and structural context 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 -- Policy design, policy tools, and decisions -- Policy implementation, failure, and learning -- Science and theory in the study of public policy
ER  -