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.