TY - BOOK AU - Braun,Dietmar AU - Busch,Andreas TI - Public policy and political ideas SN - 1840641827 AV - H97 .P784 1999 U1 - 320.6 PY - 1999/// CY - Cheltenham, UK, Northampton, MA, USA PB - Edward Elgar KW - Policy sciences KW - Idea (Philosophy) N1 - Online version: Public policy and political ideas. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, c1999 (OCoLC)654807873; Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-221) and index; TOC; 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; Sociology N2 - 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 UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/public-policy-and-political-ideas/oclc/42022338&referer=brief_results ER -