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Public policy and political ideas / edited by Dietmar Braun and Andreas Busch. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, c1999. - xi, 228 p. ; 24 cm.

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Public policy and political ideas.
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, c1999
(OCoLC)654807873

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-221) and index.

Interests or ideas? / Dietmar Braun --
From 'hooks' to 'focal points' / Andreas Busch --
The power of ideas in policy research / Stéphane Nahrath --
Replacing the policy paradigm / Giliberto Capano --
The formation of the new entrepreneurial state and the growth of modern management consultancy / Denis Saint-Martin --
The power of policy narratives in the European Union / Claudio M. Radaelli --
Ideas as catalytic elements for policy change / Daniel Kübler --
When ideas get in the way of reform / Marc E. Smyrl --
The durability of ideas in health-policy-making / Jenny M. Lewis --
Negotiated policy change / Anton Hemerijck and Kees van Kersbergen --
A reassessment of public policy and political ideas / Dietmar Braun and Andreas Busch. TOC

Summary:
Approaches focusing on ideological and cognitive factors to analyze public policy have moved to centre-stage in political science. This text presents a variety of theorectical and empirical research on the role of ideas.



ISBN: 1840641827 9781840641820

LCCN: 99041927

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Policy sciences.
Idea (Philosophy)

LC Class. No.: H97 / .P784 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 320.6 / PUB 1999