Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making, Revised Edition11 reviews Deborah Stone W. W. Norton, 2001 A provocative and rewarding examination of policy making + Extremely interesting & valid - very stimulating reading + good job + Good Overview of Public Administration + Interesting and Thought-provoking             Law's Empire6 reviews Ronald Dworkin Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986 Principles revisited + Principles revisited Ronald Dworkin is one of the most prominent law philosophers in the common law tradition. Known both in America and Britain for his strong democratic positions, baptized by Duncan Kennedy `orthodox centrism', Dworkin is an acid critic of the paradigms of the contemporaneous jurisprudence. ...             The Morality of Law: Revised Edition (The Storrs Lectures Series)1 review Lon L. Fuller Yale University Press, 1969 He might be right about something. The ultimate justification for the topics covered in this book might be that it recognizes certain disagreements about how law ought to be applied, that certain questions might be raised with any authority that seeks to apply laws in a manner which, according to Lon Fuller, seems to violate ...             The Politics Of Law: A Progressive Critique, Third Edition4 reviews Basic Books, 1998 Complicated yet lucid...highly recommended for students + This book changed my life + Understanding Law as Politics I use this book in my Sociology of Law course. The essays in this book are wonderful for instructional purposes because they are simultaneously clear enough that people not firmly entrenched in the legal field can read them, yet rich in their content, exposing the complexities of law and ...             The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law Series)5 reviews H. L. A. Hart Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 a seminal text on legal philosophy and jurisprudence + Law Students + Obligatory reading. + Inadequacies of Hart's concept of a rule             The Environmental Case: Translating Values into Policy Judith A. Layzer CQ Press, 2002 The Environmental Case gives readers a unique, first-hand feel for some of the most interesting and illuminating controversies in U.S. environmental policymaking--including the disaster at Love Canal, the dispute over snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park, and the global warming debate. Through 16 carefully constructed cases, Layzer covers the spectrum of environmental issues, from ...             Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd Edition)6 reviews John W. Kingdon Pearson Education, 1997 Good theory, easy to read + Agenda Setting: The Comprehensive Model + Major work on political agenda setting + Great, just a little expensive + Was Not Riviting but the Theory Is Good             The Economist's View of the World3 reviews Rhoads Cambridge University Press, 1985 For Economists and Noneconomists + Must read for our elected officials + Sophisticated analysis but lucid reading Rhoads is an effective promoter of the economic way of thinking. He quotes Kenneth Arrow: "the economist's frequent job is to say 'this or that, not both. You can't do both.'" Perhaps owing to his outsider's perspective as a political scientist, he is able to usefully contrast the economic way of ...             Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd Edition)6 reviews John W. Kingdon Pearson Education, 1997 Good theory, easy to read + Agenda Setting: The Comprehensive Model + Major work on political agenda setting + Great, just a little expensive + Was Not Riviting but the Theory Is Good             The Morality of Law: Revised Edition (The Storrs Lectures Series)1 review Lon L. Fuller Yale University Press, 1969 He might be right about something. The ultimate justification for the topics covered in this book might be that it recognizes certain disagreements about how law ought to be applied, that certain questions might be raised with any authority that seeks to apply laws in a manner which, according to Lon Fuller, seems to violate ...             The Economist's View of the World3 reviews Rhoads Cambridge University Press, 1985 For Economists and Noneconomists + Must read for our elected officials + Sophisticated analysis but lucid reading Rhoads is an effective promoter of the economic way of thinking. He quotes Kenneth Arrow: "the economist's frequent job is to say 'this or that, not both. You can't do both.'" Perhaps owing to his outsider's perspective as a political scientist, he is able to usefully contrast the economic way of ...             The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law Series)5 reviews H. L. A. Hart Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 a seminal text on legal philosophy and jurisprudence + Law Students + Obligatory reading. + Inadequacies of Hart's concept of a rule             The Politics Of Law: A Progressive Critique, Third Edition4 reviews Basic Books, 1998 Complicated yet lucid...highly recommended for students + This book changed my life + Understanding Law as Politics I use this book in my Sociology of Law course. The essays in this book are wonderful for instructional purposes because they are simultaneously clear enough that people not firmly entrenched in the legal field can read them, yet rich in their content, exposing the complexities of law and ...             Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making, Revised Edition11 reviews Deborah Stone W. W. Norton, 2001 A provocative and rewarding examination of policy making + Extremely interesting & valid - very stimulating reading + good job + Good Overview of Public Administration + Interesting and Thought-provoking             Law's Empire6 reviews Ronald Dworkin Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1986 Principles revisited + Principles revisited Ronald Dworkin is one of the most prominent law philosophers in the common law tradition. Known both in America and Britain for his strong democratic positions, baptized by Duncan Kennedy `orthodox centrism', Dworkin is an acid critic of the paradigms of the contemporaneous jurisprudence. ...             The Environmental Case: Translating Values into Policy Judith A. Layzer CQ Press, 2002 The Environmental Case gives readers a unique, first-hand feel for some of the most interesting and illuminating controversies in U.S. environmental policymaking--including the disaster at Love Canal, the dispute over snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park, and the global warming debate. Through 16 carefully constructed cases, Layzer covers the spectrum of environmental issues, from ...