Making Public Policy
A Hopeful View of American Government
Published on 13. May 1987
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-0-465-04334-7 (ISBN)
Description
A political scientist at Harvards Kennedy School of Government analyzes how public policy is made in this countryand why the system works so much better than most observers believe..
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-465-04334-7 (9780465043347)
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Content
Introduction * How Does The Policy-Making Process Work? Politics: A Framework for Analysis Institutional Settings for Politics: Congress Institutional Settings for Politics: The Presidency Institutional Settings for Politics: The Bureaucracy Institutional Settings for Politics: The Supreme Court Production: A Framework for Analysis The Civil Service as an Institutional Setting for Production * How Well Does The Policy-Making Process Work? How Should We Evaluate the Policy-Making Process? The Wellsprings of Public Behavior: Alternate Views Evaluating the Political Process Evaluating the Operating Performance of Government Organizations Conclusion: The Only Government Weve Got