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Title: Theories of the Policy Process by Paul A. Sabatier ISBN: 0-8133-9986-6 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $37.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good overview of an exciting field
Comment: Tired of trying to keep up with the pace in public policy research? Ta-da! Theories of the Policy Process offers some nice introductory essays on current public policy research, with a focus on (guess what...) theoretical developments. Each major theory is given a chapter of its own, written by distinguished scholars, often the actual parents of the theories. Among the theories covered are Institutional Rational Choice (by Ostrom), Multiple Streams and Garbage Can (by Zahariadis - not Kingdon), Advocacy Coalitions (by Sabatier and Jenkins-Smith) and Punctuated Equilibrium (by True, Baumgartner and Jones). The collection ends with a very good synthesizing chapter by Schlager, where the theories are compared and essential diffrences are higlighted.
This collection is extremely useful to get updated on the latest developments in Public Policy. Lots of good, fresh references, and very accessible and authoritative introductions to the field. Yet, since the collection does not offer anything substantially new, a fifth star is not motivated. Still a very good buy.
I would not recommend it for use in introductory public policy-courses, though. Too abstract and theoretical for that. This is for people already familiar with the field.
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Title: Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd Edition) by John W. Kingdon ISBN: 0673523896 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Policy Change and Learning: An Advocacy Coalition Approach (Theoretical Lenses on Public Policy) by Paul A. Sabatier, Hank C. Jenkins-Smith ISBN: 0813316499 Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Public Policy Theories, Models, and Concepts: An Anthology by Daniel C. McCool ISBN: 013737867X Publisher: Pearson Education POD Pub. Date: 08 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $71.00 |
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Title: A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving by Eugene Bardach ISBN: 1889119296 Publisher: Chatham House Publishers Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.50 |
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Title: Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making, Revised Edition by Deborah A. Stone ISBN: 0393976254 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.05 |
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