Pathways of power : the dynamics of national policymaking /
Conlan, Timothy J.
Pathways of power : the dynamics of national policymaking / Dynamics of national policymaking Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, David R. Beam. - viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - American governance and public policy series . - American governance and public policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Pluralist Pathway -- The Partisan Pathway -- The Expert Pathway -- The Symbolic Pathway -- Pathways and Policy Change -- Pathways and Budgeting -- Pathways through the Political Thicket of Taxation -- The Pathway Dynamics of Intergovernmental Policymaking and Reform -- Conclusion. Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
While civics textbooks describe an idealized model of "how a bill becomes law;" journalists often emphasize special interest lobbying and generous campaign contributions to Congress; and other textbooks describe common stages through which all policies progress, these approaches fail to convey--much less explain--the tremendous diversity in political processes that shape specific policies in contemporary Washington. Bridging the gap between textbook models of how public policy should work, and how the process actually works in contemporary Washington, Pathways of Power provides a framework that integrates the roles of political interests and policy ideals in the contemporary policy process. This book argues that the policy process can be understood as a set of four distinctive pathways of policymaking--pluralist, partisan, expert, and symbolic--that draw upon different political resources, appeal to different political actors, and elicit unique strategies and styles of coalition building. Revealing the strategic behavior of policy actors who compete to shift policies onto pathways that maximize their resources and influence, the book provides a fresh approach to understanding the seeming chaos and volatility of the policy process today. The book's use of a wide universe of major policy decisions and case studies, focused on such key areas as health care, federal budgeting, and tax policy, provides a useful foundation for students of the policy process as well as for policy practitioners eager to learn more about their craft.--Publisher website.
9781626161061 1626161062 9781626160392 1626160392
Georgetown Univ Pr, C/O Hopkins Fulfillment Services Po Box 50370, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21211-4370 SAN 202-7348
2013026130
GBB596434 bnb
Policy sciences.
Policy sciences.
Politics and government
United States--Politics and government.
United States.
H97 / .C656 2013 H97 / .C656 2014
320.60973
Pathways of power : the dynamics of national policymaking / Dynamics of national policymaking Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, David R. Beam. - viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - American governance and public policy series . - American governance and public policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Pluralist Pathway -- The Partisan Pathway -- The Expert Pathway -- The Symbolic Pathway -- Pathways and Policy Change -- Pathways and Budgeting -- Pathways through the Political Thicket of Taxation -- The Pathway Dynamics of Intergovernmental Policymaking and Reform -- Conclusion. Machine generated contents note: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
While civics textbooks describe an idealized model of "how a bill becomes law;" journalists often emphasize special interest lobbying and generous campaign contributions to Congress; and other textbooks describe common stages through which all policies progress, these approaches fail to convey--much less explain--the tremendous diversity in political processes that shape specific policies in contemporary Washington. Bridging the gap between textbook models of how public policy should work, and how the process actually works in contemporary Washington, Pathways of Power provides a framework that integrates the roles of political interests and policy ideals in the contemporary policy process. This book argues that the policy process can be understood as a set of four distinctive pathways of policymaking--pluralist, partisan, expert, and symbolic--that draw upon different political resources, appeal to different political actors, and elicit unique strategies and styles of coalition building. Revealing the strategic behavior of policy actors who compete to shift policies onto pathways that maximize their resources and influence, the book provides a fresh approach to understanding the seeming chaos and volatility of the policy process today. The book's use of a wide universe of major policy decisions and case studies, focused on such key areas as health care, federal budgeting, and tax policy, provides a useful foundation for students of the policy process as well as for policy practitioners eager to learn more about their craft.--Publisher website.
9781626161061 1626161062 9781626160392 1626160392
Georgetown Univ Pr, C/O Hopkins Fulfillment Services Po Box 50370, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21211-4370 SAN 202-7348
2013026130
GBB596434 bnb
Policy sciences.
Policy sciences.
Politics and government
United States--Politics and government.
United States.
H97 / .C656 2013 H97 / .C656 2014
320.60973