Theories of the policy process / edited by Paul A. Sabatier

Includes bibliographical references and index

The need for better theories / Paul A. Sabatier -- Institutional rational choice : an assessment of the institutional analysis and development framework / Elinor Ostrom -- The multiple streams framework : structure, limitations, prospects / Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Social construction and policy design / Helen Ingram, Anne L. Schneider, and Peter deLeon -- The network approach / Silke Adam and Hanspeter Kriesi -- Punctuated-equilibrium theory : explaining stability and change in public policymaking / James L. True, Bryan D. Jones, and Frank R. Baumgartner -- The advocacy coalition framework : innovations and clarifications / Paul A. Sabatier and Christopher M. Weible -- Innovation and diffusion models in policy research / Frances Stokes Berry and William D. Berry -- The policy process and large-N comparative studies / William Blomquist -- A comparison of frameworks, theories, and models of public processes / Edella Schlager -- Fostering the development of policy theory / Paul A. Sabatier