Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies

Name: Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies
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ISBN: 9780321121851

ISBN-10: 0321121856

ISBN-13: 9780321121851

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: John W. Kingdon

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Book details

List price: $69.40
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/21/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface to the First Edition


Preface to the Second Edition



How Does An Idea's Time Come?


Concepts and Definitions


A Brief Account of the Research


The Lay of the Land


Some Explanations


A Brief Preview of the Book



Participants on the Inside of Government


The Administration


By Contrast: Civil Servants


Capitol Hill


Conclusion



Outside of Government, But Not Just Looking In


Interest Groups


Academics, Researchers, and Consultants


The Media


Elections-Related Participants


Public Opinion


Conclusion



Processes: Origins, Rationality, Incrementalism, and Garbage Cans


Origins


Comprehensive, Rational Decision Making


Incrementalism


The Federal Government and Garbage Cans



Problems


Indicators


Focusing Events, Crises, and Symbols


Feedback


Why Problems Fade


Budgets: A Special Problem


Problem Definition


Conclusion



The Policy Primeval Soup


Policy Communities


Communities and the Soup


Criteria for Survival


The Short List of Ideas


Conclusion



The Political Stream


The National Mood


Organized Political Forces


Government in the Political Stream


Consensus Building in the Political Stream


Conclusion



The Policy Window, and Joining the Streams


What Policy Windows Are and Why They Open


Coupling


Policy Entrepreneurs


Occurrence of Windows


Spillovers


Conclusion



Wrapping Things Up


Agenda Setting


Alternative Specification


Coupling and Windows


Entrepreneurs


Conclusion



Some Further Reflections


New Case Studies


Thoughts About the Modelling


Appendix on Methods


The Interviews


Coding


Case Studies


Noninterview Measures of Agenda Status


Index