Public Policy Making: Process and Principles (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780765625342)

This brief text identifies the issues, resources, actors, and institutions involved in public policy making and traces the dynamics of the policymaking process, including the triggering of issue awareness, the emergence of an issue on the public agenda, the formation of a policy commitment, and the implementation process that translates policy into practice. Throughout the text, which has been revised and updated, Gerston brings his analysis to life with abundant examples from the most recent and emblematic cases of public policy making. At the same time, with well-chosen references, he places policy analysis in the context of political science and deftly orients readers to the classics of public policy studies. Each chapter ends with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading.

Author: Larry N. Gerston
ISBN-10: 0765625342
ISBN-13: 9780765625342
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 05/30/2010
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 157