{"product_id":"pathways-of-power-timothy-j-conlan-9781626161061","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, 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. \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 1626161062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626161061\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 Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Timothy J. Conlan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623292809471,"sku":"9781626161061","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a151d41-9a94-4198-9362-1eac25b767b5.jpg?v=1780431975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pathways-of-power-timothy-j-conlan-9781626161061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}