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....

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Published in:	Policy Studies Journal Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 493 - 515
Main Author:	Lewallen, Jonathan
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Aug2024
Subjects:	Partisanship Stochastic processes Standard operating procedure Equilibrium
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost