Theories of the policy process /
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| Imprint: | Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999. |
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| Description: | viii, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Theoretical lenses on public policy |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4022119 |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Introduction
- 1. The Need for Better Theories, Paul A. Sabatier
- 2. The Stages Approach to the Policy Process: What Has It Done? Where Is It Going?
- Part 2. Alternative Views of the Role of Rationality in the Policy Process
- 3. Institutional Rational Choice: An Assessment of the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework
- 4. Ambiguity, Time, and Multiple Streams
- Part 3. Frameworks Focusing on Policy Change over Fairly Long Periods
- 5. Punctuated-Equilibrium Theory: Explaining Stability and Change in American Policymaking
- 6. The Advocacy Coalition Framework: An Assessment
- Part 4. Frameworks Comparing Policies Across a Large Number of Political Systems
- 7. Innovation and Diffusion Models in Policy Research
- 8. The Policy Process and Large-N Comparative Studies
- Part 5. Conclusions
- 9. A Comparison of Frameworks, Theories, and Models of Policy Processes
- 10. Fostering the Development of Policy Theory
- About the Editor and Contributors
- Index
