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100 _aHelms, Lelia B.
245 _aAssuring failure
_bimplementation design and policy environment of a federal program provision.
260 _c1993
300 _ap.263-77
362 _aSep
520 _a"A viable policy design, considered in policy implementation, should integrate understandings of the increasing autonomy of the public-policy environment, especially where policies are nested within a policy sector. Environmental factors are accentuated in policies employing a strong statute implementation design with little latitude for adaptation and negotiation. A case study of one aspect of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program illustrates the advantage of viewing and designing policies from an ecological perspective in a crowded policy sector"
650 _aDecision-making - United States
650 _aPolicy sciences
650 _aPublic policy - United States
700 _aHenkin, Alan B.
700 _aKurtt, Sharon B.
773 _aAmerican Review of Public Administration
909 _a29529
999 _c29529
_d29529