Description
A lucid and penetrating account of how policy entrepreneurs create meaning and shape outcomes amidst the numerous ambiguities of the policy making environment. The book breaks new ground by extending the application of a policy streams approach across types of democratic systems, to different phases of the policy process, and across policy areas, both domestic and foreign. -- Mitchell P. Smith, assistant professor, Department of Political Science and School of International and Area Studies, The University of Oklahoma An important contribution to the literature, a very impressive piece of work. Comparative and international relations scholars as well as students of public policy in the United States should read this book and consider its implications seriously. It's a fine combination of theory-building and careful case-oriented empirical observation. -- Frank R. Baumgartner, professor of political science, The Pennsylvania State University Nikolaos Zahariadis extends, in a thorough and effective manner, the theory of choice under ambiguity to parliamentary democracies. The book is a model of clarity even if its focus is disorder, and it brings a much-needed comparative perspective to the study of policy choice. -- Bryan D. Jones, Donald R. Matthews Distinguished Professor of American Politics, University of Washington
About the Author
Nikolaos Zahariadis is professor and director of the political science program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a Ron B. Casey Fellow, and former President of the International Studies Association-South. He is the author of numerous books, most recently Perspectives in International Economy.
Book Information
ISBN 9780878401352
Author Nikolaos Zahariadis
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Georgetown University Press
Publisher Georgetown University Press
Weight(grams) 318g