176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This brief text identifies the issues, resources, actors, and institutions involved in public policy making and traces the dynamics of the policymaking process, including the triggering of issue awareness, the emergence of an issue on the public agenda, the formation of a policy commitment, and the implementation process that translates policy into practice. Throughout the text, which has been... Read more
Preface to the Third Edition; 1. The Context of Public Policy; 2. Triggering Mechanisms: Catalysts for Public Policies; 3. The Public Agenda: Focal Point for Policy Decisions; 4. The Policy Makers: Roles and Realities; 5. Implementation: Converting Policy Commitments into Practice; 6. Evaluation: Assessments and Directions; 7. Public Policy Making in an Evolutionary Context; Notes; Index.
Biography
Larry N. Gerston
