Pressman and Wildavsky in their 1973 study of the impact of federal programs in Oakland, California, felt that policy planning should look carefully at the difficulties surrounding the implementation of a policy, in terms of who gets what and how and why from the government.

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Pressman and Wildavsky, in their seminal work "Implementation," indeed emphasized the importance of considering the complexities involved in the implementation process of policies, focusing on the distribution of resources and the mechanisms through which policies are executed. Their study highlighted how the outcomes of policies can significantly diverge from their original objectives due to these complexities.

Pressman and Wildavsky in Their 1973 Study of the Impact