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Product Description Seen from the outside, the world of politics and policy-making seems to be in constant flux. Combining theoretical analysis with primary research, this book brings new light to the neglected problem of why individuals with a vested interest in current policies nevertheless promote reform. Review 'Elites, Ideas, and the Evolution of Public Policy offers an extremely interesting analysis and persuasive argument, and should be widely read among students, scholars and practitioners of public policy.' - Political Studies Review About the Author WILLIAM GENIEYS is a CNRS Senior Research Fellow at the Centre d'Etude du Politique en Europe Latine at the University of Montpellier. MARC SMYRL is a lecturer in political science, University of Denver; visiting professor and research fellow "Centre d'Etude du Politique en ""Europe"" Latine "at the University of Montpellier.