MAP20070029595Birkland, Thomas A.After disaster : agenda setting, public policy, and focusing events / Thomas A. Birkland. — Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, cop. 1997XI, 178 p. ; 23 cmBibliografía: P. 163-169. — Sumario: Focusing events, agenda setting and the policy process -- A theory of focusing events and agenda change -- Natural disasters as focusing events -- Oil spills as focusing events -- Nuclear power plant accidents as focusing events -- The importance of focusing events in policy making -- Appendix: Comments on the method