Making Public Policy
A Hopeful View Of American Government
Published on 11. October 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-465-04335-4 (ISBN)
Description
A political scientist at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government analyzes how public policy is made in this country,and why the system works so much better than most observers believe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-04335-4 (9780465043354)
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Person
Steven Kelman is professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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