Public policy : the essential readings /
Stella Z. Theodoulou and Matthew A. Cahn
- Second edition
- Boston, Massachusetts : Pearson, c2013
- xxv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
The Nature and study of the what, who, and why of public policy -- Rules, strategies, resources, and culture -- Theories on the policy process -- Institutional and noninstitutional actors -- Making public policy
Public policy can be described as a public response to perceived public problem.