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User Review - Christina_E_Mitchell - LibraryThingAnd, so it was another day in the reading of a doctoral student. I actually think it is a profound blueprint for how decisions are made in Washington. If you are an advocate or a member of a nonprofit ... Read full review
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User Review - tsryan - LibraryThingThis book is unlikely to excite too many readers, but for anyone interested in learning more about the mechanisms through which issues become part of the policy agenda, this is an important classic. Read full review
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| Title | Agendas, alternatives, and public policies |
| Author | John W. Kingdon |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 22, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0316493910, 9780316493918 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › › Policy sciences Political Science / General Political Science / Public Policy / General Political planning Political planning - United States United States United States - Politics and government |
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