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 process than has heretofore been available in print. Students of government, military strategies, and policymaking will find Anderson's work enlightening reading.EWAN W. ANDERSON lectures in the Department of Geography, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, England. During 1957-59, he served as an officer in the Royal Navy and he is still a commander in the Royal Naval Reserve. He has been visiting professor at several European and Middle Eastern univerisites and spent most of 1985 working in the United States. Dr. Anderson has produced over one hundred publications.
The Strategic Minerals Data Base
Part I: Dynamics of Policy Formulation
Policy Formulation: Structure
Policy Formulation: Process
Policy Formulation: Output
Part II: Dynamics of Policy Implementation
Policy Implementation: Internal Effects
Policy Implementation: External Effects
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