Robert M. Stein
Robert M. Stein (July 10, 1950 – July 18, 2025) was an American political scientist and Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of political science at Rice University. He was an expert in urban politics and public policy.
Stein co-authored Perpetuating the Pork Barrel: Policy Subsystems and American Democracy (1995, Cambridge University Press) and authored Urban Alternatives: Public and Private Markets in the Provision of Local Services (1990, Pittsburgh Press).