TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zahariadis,Nikolaos
TI  - Ambiguity and choice in public policy : political decision making in modern democracies 
T2  - American governance and public policy
SN  - 9780878401352
U1  - 320.601156 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Washington
PB  - Georgetown University Press
KW  - Political planning
KW  - Decision making
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-190) and index; 1; Multiple Streams and Public Policy --; 2; Privatization in Britain and France --; 3; Ideas and Policy Change in Britain and Germany --; 4; Windows of Opportunity and the Choice to Sell British Rail --; 5; Symbols, Framing, and Manipulation in Greek Foreign Policy --; 6; Structure and Performance in a Multiple Streams Computer Simulation --; 7; Ambiguity and Policy Choice
N2  - "Zahariadis offers a theory that explains policymaking when "ambiguity" is present - a state in which there are many ways, often irreconcilable, of thinking about an issue - combining theory with cases to examine policymaking in a variety of modern democracies."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -