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100	1		_aBirkland, Thomas A.
245	1	0	_aAn introduction to the policy process : _cThomas A. Birkland.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aArmonk, N.Y. : _bM.E. Sharpe, _cc2005.
300			_axxi, 297 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aPreface f. : XI - XV
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.
505	0	0	_tPreface to the second edition : the policy process after September 11 : change amid stability -- _g1. _tThe study and practice of public policy -- _g2. _tThe historical and structural context of public policy making -- _g3. _tOfficial actors and their roles in public policy -- _g4. _tUnofficial actors and their roles in public policy -- _g5. _tAgenda setting, power, and interest groups -- _g6. _tPolicies and policy types -- _g7. _tPolicy design and policy tools -- _g8. _tPolicy implementation and policy failure -- _g9. _tPutting it all together : models of the policy process -- _gApp. _tPublic policy research on the Web.
520	1		_a"An Introduction to the Policy Process is intended for students in either academic or professional programs. The author's direct writing style and extensive use of examples will also appeal to 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."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aShkenca politike
650		0	_aPolitika sociale _zUnited States.
650	1	2	_aPolitika botërore _zUnited States.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip056/2005000001.html
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