Public Policy Author:Peter Woll Originally published by Winthrop Publishers, Inc. in 1974, this volume concentrates upon the role of major political institutions in policy-making: interest groups, political parties, the presidency, Congress, courts, and the bureaucracy, covering both the formal and the informal context within which these institutions operate. The capability of... more » each institution to affect public policy is assessed in an attempt to answer the question: where does the real power to make public policy reside in the political system?« less