TY - BOOK AU - Anderson, James E. AU - Moyer, Jeffrey Moyer. AU - Chichirau, George. TI - Public policymaking: : an introduction SN - 9780357659977 U1 - Ref 320.6 An23p 2023. PY - 2023/// CY - Boston, MA : PB - Cengage Learning, Inc., KW - Political planning—United States KW - Government policy KW - Policy sciences KW - Political planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1. The study of public policy -- Chapter 2. The policy makers and their environment -- Chapter 3. Policy formation: problems, agendas, and formulation -- Chapter 4. Policy adoption -- Chapter 5. Budgeting and public policy -- Chapter 6. Policy implementation -- Chapter 7. Policy impact, evaluation and change -- Chapter 8. Reflections and observations N2 - "Public Policymaking, 9th edition, delivers a thorough explanation of public policy fundamentals by focusing on the process behind the crafting of legislation. By thoroughly examining the individual steps involved -- from identifying a problem, to agenda setting, to evaluating, revising or terminating a policy -- students can see firsthand how different factors influence policy creation. Completely up to date and packed with examples, the new edition provides thoughtful updates based on the 2020 election, the COVID-19 pandemic and revised case studies. In addition, each chapter features at least one case study that illustrates how general ideas are applied to specific policy issues." -- Provided by publisher ER -