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.
- ISBN10 1889119334
- ISBN13 9781889119335
- Publish Date 15 September 2000
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
- Imprint Chatham House Publishers Inc.,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 174
- Language English
- URL https://uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book236215