How change happens-- or doesn't : the politics of US public policy / Elaine C. Kamarck.
2013
H97 .K343 2013 (Mapit)
Available at General Collection
Items
Details
Title
How change happens-- or doesn't : the politics of US public policy / Elaine C. Kamarck.
Author
Kamarck, Elaine Ciulla.
ISBN
9781588269393 paperback alkaline paper
1588269396 paperback alkaline paper
9781588269164 hardcover alkaline paper
1588269167 hardcover alkaline paper
1588269396 paperback alkaline paper
9781588269164 hardcover alkaline paper
1588269167 hardcover alkaline paper
Published
Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.
Language
English
Description
x, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number
H97 .K343 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.60973
Summary
How do transformative changes in public policy take place? Why do some issues rise to the top of the political agenda, while others are completely ignored? What makes some major policy initiatives succeed--at times, even when the odds are decidedly against them--while others fail or languish for decades? Answering those questions is the purpose of this book. Elaine Kamarck traces the paths of a series of modern policy initiatives from the orderly world of analysis to the messy world of partisan politics. Dissecting the reasons for policy success and failure, she offers an intriguing new perspective on how change happens in the space where politics and policy overlap. -- Publisher website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
All Resources
Table of Contents
Change in the messy world of partisan politics
Assessing the policy battlefield
Evaluating policy problems
Not all policy is created equal
The overrated value of bipartisanship
When the insiders get it wrong
Politics as a fight
Elections: do they matter?
Coping with the unexpected.
Assessing the policy battlefield
Evaluating policy problems
Not all policy is created equal
The overrated value of bipartisanship
When the insiders get it wrong
Politics as a fight
Elections: do they matter?
Coping with the unexpected.