Great Policies - by John D Montgomery & Dennis A Rondinelli & Unknown (Paperback)

About the Book

Examines 11 "great policies" or strategic innovations designed to deal with problems that transcended normal government action.

Book Synopsis

This work describes 11 strategic innovations designed to deal with problems that transcend the normal boundaries of government action. Examples range from the Marshall Plan in the United States to the exploration of community natural resource management in Latin America.

Review Quotes

?[I]ntended for use in public policy courses....The case studies in the book are interesting examples of strategic policy innovations, an important area of policy studies....As well as the intrinsic interest in the case studies and the analysis of policy innovation, the work draws attention to the increasing importance of comparative studies as an accepted area of academic interest within the broad field of international studies.?-Political Studies

"ÝI¨ntended for use in public policy courses....The case studies in the book are interesting examples of strategic policy innovations, an important area of policy studies....As well as the intrinsic interest in the case studies and the analysis of policy innovation, the work draws attention to the increasing importance of comparative studies as an accepted area of academic interest within the broad field of international studies."-Political Studies

"[I]ntended for use in public policy courses....The case studies in the book are interesting examples of strategic policy innovations, an important area of policy studies....As well as the intrinsic interest in the case studies and the analysis of policy innovation, the work draws attention to the increasing importance of comparative studies as an accepted area of academic interest within the broad field of international studies."-Political Studies

About the Author

ntgomery /f John /i D. /r ed.

dinelli /f Dennis /i A. /r ed.