In his eye-opening work, Dye explodes the myth that public policy represents the "demands of the people" and that the making of public policy flows upward from the masses. In reality, Dye argues, public policy in America, as in all nations, reflects the values, interests, and preferences of a governing elite. Top Down Policymaking is a close examination of the process by which the nation’s elite goes about the task of making public policy. Focusing on the behind-the-scenes activities of money foundations, policy planning organizations, think tanks, political campaign contributors, special-interest groups, lobbyists, law firms, influence-peddlers, and the national news media, Dye concludes that public policy is made from the top down.
| ISBN: | 9781889119335 |
| Publication date: | 15th September 2000 |
| Author: | Thomas R Dye |
| Publisher: | CQ Press an imprint of SAGE Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 174 pages |
| Genres: |
Central / national / federal government policies |
In his eye-opening work, Dye explodes the myth that public policy represents the "demands of the people" and that the making of public policy flows upward from the masses. In reality, Dye argues, public policy in America, as in all nations, reflects the values, interests, and preferences of a governing elite. Top Down Policymaking is a close examination of the process by which the nation’s elite goes about the task of making public policy. Focusing on the behind-the-scenes activities of money foundations, policy planning organizations, think tanks, political campaign contributors, special-interest groups, lobbyists, law firms, influence-peddlers, and the national news media, Dye concludes that public policy is made from the top down.
Top Down Policymaking features in the following genres: Central / national / federal government policies
Top Down Policymaking is available in Paperback
Top Down Policymaking was written by Thomas R Dye and published by CQ Press an imprint of SAGE Publications Inc
Top Down Policymaking has 174 pages
£83.70