Agendas, alternatives, and public policies

Agendas, alternatives, and public policies by Kingdon, John W.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780316493918.

Re-issued as part of the "Longman Classics in Political Science" series, Kingdons renowned work features a new Foreword exploring the books historical and enduring contributions. Kingdons landmark work on agenda setting and policy formation is now offered in a Longman Classics Edition. This enduring work of original research, drawn from interviews with people in the U.S. federal government over the course of four years, examines the questions of how issues get to be issues for legislators. The book grapples with the questions: How do subjects come to officials attention? How are the alternatives from which they choose generated? How is the governmental agenda set? Why does an ideas time come when it does? Hailed as one of the finest books about public policy- making, and winner of the 1994 Aaron Wildavsky Award, this books rich detail and engaging prose make it a text that both students and instructors will savor.