An Introduction To The Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, And Models Of Public Policy Making
by Thomas A. Birkland
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Author: Thomas A. BirklandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-30
ISBN: 0765614898
Number of pages: 297
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Book Reviews of An Introduction To The Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, And Models Of Public Policy Making
Book Review: Solid introduction to the policy process
Summary: 4 Stars
There are a number of books "out there" on the nature of the public policy process. This is one of the better textbooks on the subject.
The book begins with a solid chapter on the nature of public policy and how we study the phenomenon. This flows into the second chapter, which focuses on the history of public policy (going back to Constitutional design) and culminates with a discussion (albeit brief) of the fragmentation of the policy process.
The next two chapters explore key actors--official governmental actors like the President and Congress and unofficial actors such as media and think tanks.
Thereafter, the text focuses on the various "stages" of the policy process--from agenda setting to policy types to policy design and the toolbox of policies to implementation.
The volume concludes with an examination of several theories of the policy process.
This book isn't the best of the lot; however, it is a good, serviceable introduction to the policy process.
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