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Even better than the first edition!!
The first edition was very useful when I was trying to get a handle on policy theory. Now that I'm planning on using these theories as a framework, this edition has allowed me to find more recent research on these policies. Highly recommended as a one-stop shop for reviewing different lenses on policy processes.

Theories of the Policy Process, second edition
The product was delivered in 3 weeks which was good.However, I had expected the book to have a stronger cover.

Excellent grad-level text
Sabatier's revised edition is even better than the first, since it corrects the Ameri-centric faults of that text and adds additional theoretical approaches.

The study of public policy formation is sadly lacking is quality texts that link theory to practice.This text DOES NOT do that.What it does, as I find, is provide a careful set of arguments for a wide variety of theories and frameworks that I've been able to use to make that connection.I'm considering using the text in my upper level Comparative Public Policy text, and am certainly using it as a foundation for the text I'm currently working on.

-William Field
Rutgers University

Standard work on theories of the policy process
This edited work is now in its second edition.In that, it has updated its summary of theories to cover new approaches and deleted a couple chapters from the first edition that are no longer as useful for the analyst and student of public policy.

Interested in how an evolutionary theory of change among species, punctuated equilibrium, has any relevance for our understanding of policy?Then read the chapter by True, Baumgartner and Jones.What about the impact of chance and contingency on what issues gain access to the political agenda versus those that might not gain governmental discussion and consideration? Read the chapter on Kingdon's "multiple streams" theory, written in this volume by Zahariadis.

Ingram and Schneider (with deLeon) have added a chapter to this edition not in the prior one.Their theory of social construction and its effect on policy has become widely recognized in recent years and is included in this edition.Network organizations are increasingly viewed as critical structures in the delivery of services.The private sector, nonprofits, and the public sector collaborate within networks to achieve public goals.The chapter by Adam and Kriesi is new to this edition and a welcome addition.

And so on.

The work ends with a comparison of different theories (by Schlager) and a reflection on how to enhance development of policy theory (by the editor, Sabatier).

Any edited volume like this can be questioned for why certain items were included and others excluded.Edited volumes often end up lacking cohesion.However, this edited work does its subject justice and is a useful book for those with some background in policy.

A good overview of an exciting field
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 oncurrent public policy research, with a focus on (guess what...) theoreticaldevelopments. Each major theory is given a chapter of its own, written bydistinguished scholars, often the actual parents of the theories. Among thetheories covered are Institutional Rational Choice (by Ostrom), MultipleStreams 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 synthesizingchapter by Schlager, where the theories are compared and essentialdiffrences are higlighted.

This collection is extremely useful to getupdated on the latest developments in Public Policy. Lots of good, freshreferences, and very accessible and authoritative introductions to thefield. Yet, since the collection does not offer anything substantially new,a fifth star is not motivated. Still a very good buy.

I would notrecommend it for use in introductory public policy-courses, though. Tooabstract and theoretical for that. This is for people already familiar withthe field. ... Read more

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The field of public policy analysis is undergoing major change and development in the theories its practitioners employ and the way those theories are tested. In this book, the contributors clearly lay out the advocacy coalition approach to public policy analysis and apply it to a variety of public policy problems and arenas. In the process of looking at case studies in education, airline deregulation, communications, energy, and the environment, Sabatier and Jenkins-Smith offer the fullest exposition and application of the advocacy coalition framework to date, revising the approach in significant ways for future research and analysis.

Students are treated to a textbook example of how theory illuminates the policy world, while scholars and policy makers are brought up-to-date on developments in the advocacy coalition framework and its potential to account for many factors that elude the classic stages model of agenda setting, formulation, and implementation. Tables, figures, and a methodological appendix enhance the teaching value of the text. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Life of St. Francis of Assisi
Book was printed backward--ie--from BACK to FRONT!!
I realize this is an OLD book, but the printer
should have TOLD you it was printed backwards! ... Read more