Policy Entrepreneurs and School Choice (Hardcover)

Rapid and controversial, the spread of school choice initiatives across the United States has radically changed political debate about public education. In this book, Michael Mintrom explores the complex world of open-enrollment policies, charter schools, and voucher plans to reveal how and why school choice has become a major issue.

Mintrom uses the emergence of school choice in state politics to examine how policy change originates. In the first comprehensive and systematic treatment of the concept of policy entrepreneurship, he draws important conclusions about how innovative individuals -- policy entrepreneurs -- can spur significant change in the policy arena. Blending original theory with both qualitative and quantitative investigation, Mintrom explains how energetic people made school choice a real choice. In doing so, he changes our broader understanding of how policy is formed.

General

Imprint:	Georgetown University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	American Governance and Public Policy
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Michael Mintrom
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-87840-770-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	0-87840-770-7
Barcode:	9780878407705

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