The Structure and Dynamics of U.S. Government Policymaking: The Case of Strategic Minerals

by Ewan W. Anderson

A detailed case study of the government policymaking process, this volume takes one key issue--the strategic minerals problem--and examines each stage of decision-making from the acquisition of raw data through the promulgation of foreign policy. By focusing on a single issue, the author is able to provide a unique window into the activities, structure, and dynamics of key U.S. government policymaking bodies--and a more accurate account of the policymaking...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275930610
• ISBN13: 9780275930615
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"