Kingdon, John W.

Agendas, alternatives, and public policies / John W. Kingdon ; with a new foreword by James A. Thurber. - Updated 2nd ed. - Boston : Pearson, 2014. - xx, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Longman classics in political science . - Longman classics in political science. .

"Includes a new epilogue: Health care reform in the Clinton and Obama Administrations"--P. [1] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How does an idea's time come? -- Participants on the inside of government -- Outside of government, but not just looking in -- Processes: origins, rationality, incrementalism, and garbage cans -- Problems -- The policy primeval soup -- The political stream -- The policy window, and joining the streams -- Wrapping things up -- Some further reflections -- Epilogue: Health care reform in the Clinton and Obama Administrations -- Appendix on methods.

9780205000869 (pbk.) 020500086X (pbk.) 9781292039206

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Political planning--United States.
Policy sciences.
Policy.
Politics.
Health Care Reform--United States.


United States--Politics and government.

JK274 / KIN 2014