The decline of incrementalism in U.S. lawmaking.
Punctuated equilibrium theory (PET) posits that policy change is incremental for long periods of time with occasional shifts in problem definition and governing authority that produce large changes. Incrementalism results from shared norms and standard operating procedures within policy subsystems....
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 493 - 515 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2024
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