01613cam a22003134a 4500 16189381 OSt 20180117090000.0 100416s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng 2010016536 9780765625328 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC n-us--- H97 .B57 2010 320.6 22 Birkland, Thomas A. An introduction to the policy process : theories, concepts, and models of public policy making / by Thomas A. Birkland. 3rd ed. Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c2010. xx, 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) 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. Policy sciences. Political planning United States. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 3195 3195 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC CL CL GEN 2016-05-25 1 320.6 BIR S3H-S-181 2024-03-14 2019-10-02 2016-05-25 BK