The top down view of policymaking does not imply the absence of social change; it is not a static view of public policy. It is true that national elites are generally conservative, in the sense that they wish to preserve the existing economic and political system and the dominant position in it.

The top down view of policymaking does not imply the absence of social change; it is not a static view of public policy. It is true that national elites are generally conservative, in the sense that they wish to preserve the existing economic and political system and the dominant position in it. But Americas