Lone Star Tarnished vs Theories of the Policy Process: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Political planning, Politique publique, National, Government, Political science, Reference

Lone Star Tarnished Calvin C. Jillson · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.8 298 pages · ≈ 5 h 31 m · Moderate

Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state's challenges. Lone Star Tarnished, Third Edition approaches public policy in the nation's most populous "red state"…

Social policy Economic policy Texas Politics and government

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Theories of the Policy Process Paul A. Sabatier · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.8 416 pages · ≈ 7 h 42 m · Moderate

"Since the first edition published in 1999 with editor Paul Sabatier, Theories of the Policy Process has served as the quintessential gateway to the field of policy process research for students, scholars and…

Policy sciences Sciences de la politique Public Policy

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Lone Star Tarnished is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Theories of the Policy Process.
Theories of the Policy Process has the widest readership — 185 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Lone Star Tarnished ≈ 5h vs 7h for Theories of the Policy Process

Scores by source

	Lone Star Tarnished	Theories of the Policy Process
Goodreads	4.0 (2)	3.9 (185)
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Reception

	Lone Star Tarnished	Theories of the Policy Process
Ratings	2	185
Editions	17	16
Want to read	2	139
Reading it now	—	13
Written reviews	—	11
Pages	298	416
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Lone Star Tarnished or Theories of the Policy Process?

Theories of the Policy Process has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Theories of the Policy Process 3.8/5, Lone Star Tarnished 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Lone Star Tarnished or Theories of the Policy Process?

Lone Star Tarnished is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lone Star Tarnished (298 pages, ≈ 5 h 31 m); Theories of the Policy Process (416 pages, ≈ 7 h 42 m).

Which is harder to read: Lone Star Tarnished or Theories of the Policy Process?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lone Star Tarnished: Moderate; Theories of the Policy Process: Moderate.