1st Edition
The Practice of American Public Policymaking
530 Pages
by
Routledge
530 Pages
by
Routledge
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Designed for upper-level and professional courses, this text is a state-of-the-art introduction to the public policymaking process that gives equal attention to issues of policy implementation and public governance. It uses an innovative systems approach, integrating the activities, actors, tools, and techniques of policymaking, to provide a comprehensive framework for policy design and analysis.... Read more
List of Mini-cases; Part I. Foundations; 1. Introduction; 2. Foundations; 3. Preview; Part II. Policy Inputs; 4. Problems; 5. Politics and Policy Entrepreneurs; 6. Access, Lobbying, and Public Opinion; 7. Agenda Setting; Part III. Production; 8. Policy Technologies and Maps; 9. Authority; 10. Agency; 11. Program; 12. Rule; 13. Contract; 14. Budget; Part IV. Results; 15. Outputs; 16. Outcomes; Part V. Context and Content; 17. Policy Sectors: An Overview; 18. Context: The Government Sector; 19. Context: Civil and Private Sectors; 20. Content: Policies and Policymaking; Part VI. Conclusions.
Biography
Selden Biggs, Lelia B. Helms
