{"product_id":"pathways-of-power-timothy-j-conlan-9781626160392","title":"Pathways of Power: The Dynamics of National Policymaking","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBridging the gap between textbook models of how public policy should work, and how the process actually works in contemporary Washington, \u003ci\u003ePathways of Power\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, David R. Beam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626160392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626160392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Timothy J. Conlan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067871490303,"sku":"9781626160392","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa2373a8-c65d-49e2-a512-daa732f72426.jpg?v=1685415787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pathways-of-power-timothy-j-conlan-9781626160392","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}