Public Policy Making: Process and Principles

Gerston, Larry N.

ISBN 10: 0765600803 / ISBN 13: 9780765600806

Published by M E Sharpe Inc, 1997

About this Item

Paperback. Very Good. Interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Public Policy Making: Process and Principles
• Publisher: M E Sharpe Inc
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765600803
• ISBN 13: 9780765600806
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 9 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

The ideal first reading for any course in public policy, this brief text traces the dynamics of the policy making process:
-- the triggering of issue awareness;
-- emergence of an issue on the public agenda;
-- the formulation of a public policy commitment dealing with the issue;
-- the implementation process that translates policy into practice.

Throughout the book. Gerston brings his analysis to life with abundant examples from recent and historic cases of public policy making. At the sa time, with well-chosen references, he places public policy analysis in the disciplinary context of political science and deftly orients the reader to the classics of public policy studies. Study questions and lists of recommended readings accompany each chapter.

About the Author

Larry N. Gerston is professor of political science at San Jose State University and the author or co-author of many books on state and national policy making. Since 1980 he has been the political analyst at television station NBC11 in the San Francisco Bay Area.