Hedge, Menzel and Williams. (1988). Regulatory Attitudes and Behavior: The Case of Surface Mining Regulation

Public policies as determined by the INDIVIDUALS in contact with programs (i.e. street level bureaucrats); the attitudes of these individuals ultimately have great influence on public polcies. To test this the authors look at the environmental values of the individuals and see whether or not that those policies which aligns more with the values of the personnel are more likely to see through the policy's enactment.

This article is a good example of the influence individual attitudes have on policy making.