Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index. Birkland, T. A. (2010). An introduction to the policy process: theories, concepts, and models of public policy making (3rd ed.). Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.

Introducing the Policy Process -- Elements of the Policy-Making System -- The Historical and Structural Contexts of Public Policy Making -- Officials Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy -- Unofficial Actors and Their Roles in Public Policy -- Agenda Setting, Power, and Interest Groups -- Policies and Policy Types -- Policy Design, Policy Tools and Decisions -- Policy Implementation, Failure, and Learning -- Science and Theory in the Study of Public Policy -- References -- Index -- About the Author