Politics and public policy: strategic actors and policy domains

Why do policymakers select certain problems for attention and ignore others? Why do some policy ideas fail and other succeed? In addition to the President, Congress and Supreme Court what other institutions are influential in shaping public policies? How do policymakers design and implement policies...

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Main Authors: Baumer, Donald C. 1950- (Author), Van Horn, Carl E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, California SAGE/CQ Press [2014]
Edition:Fourth edition
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Online Access:UBY01
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Summary:Why do policymakers select certain problems for attention and ignore others? Why do some policy ideas fail and other succeed? In addition to the President, Congress and Supreme Court what other institutions are influential in shaping public policies? How do policymakers design and implement policies? How do those policies ultimately influence the nation? Providing answers to these and other questions are the focus of this book. The practice of politics and policymaking is complicated, involving thousands of people in government institutions and the private sector. Although each public law and public policy has a unique history, Politics and Public Policy is designed to help students understand the larger patterns of the policy making process
Physical Description:399 pages illustrations
ISBN:9781506374543

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