Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making, Paperback (3rd Ed.)/Deborah Stone

Contributor(s): Author: Deborah Stone Policy making is a political struggle over values and ideas. By exposing the paradoxes that underlie even seemingly straightforward policy decisions, Policy Paradox shows students that politics cannot be cleansed from the process in favor of rationality. Author Deborah Stone has fully revised and updated this popular text, which now includes many paradoxes that have arisen since September 11. Examples throughout the book have been updated, and the prose has been streamlined to make a great read even better."   Review citations Reference and Research Bk News - pg. 51 - 04/01/2012