Artists of the Possible: Governing Networks and American Policy Change Since 1945

by Matt Grossmann

Book Overview

Do policymakers heed the voices of the American public or only the lobbyists in Washington? Why do they take action on health reform, but not gun control? Why does policymaking usually move slowly, and sometimes not at all? Artists of the Possible takes on these questions, analyzing sixty years of domestic policy history to provide a new understanding of what drives policymaking in all three branches of government. The results are surprising: public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199967849
• ISBN13: 9780199967841
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"