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2012-2013 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

POL 201 - Theories of Policy Formation

3 credits
Survey of the leading theories and models of the policy-making process, including pluralism, elitism, structuralism, systems analysis, and state autonomy/bureaucratic model. The course provides students with the analytic tools to understand variations in the policy-making process across issues and policy sectors.