
An Introduction to the Policy Process
Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making
Thomas A. Birkland(Author)
M.E. Sharpe (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 2. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-7656-0418-7 (ISBN)
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Description
A concise, accessible introduction to the public policy process that can be read on may levels. The author's direct writing style and extensive use of examples will appeal to students as well as practitioners.The book offers an extensive overview of the best current thinking on the policy process, with an emphasis on accessibility and synthesis rather than novelty or abstraction. An extensive glossary of terms, keyed to the chapters in which each term is most thoroughly discussed; an annotated bibliography; and an introduction to web-based research, with a guide to the most important and reliable public policy research sites, are among the book's many useful features.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Armonk
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, figures, glossary, annotated bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-7656-0418-7 (9780765604187)
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Thomas A. Birkland
An Introduction to the Policy Process
Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making
Book
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M.E. Sharpe
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Thomas A. Birkland
An Introduction to the Policy Process
Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making
Book
01/2001
1st Edition
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