Punctuated Equilibrium and the Supreme Court.
In the legislative and executive branches, policy scholars have used punctuated equilibrium ( PE) theory to describe and explain patterns of change. However, there has been little examination of how PE might apply to courts and legal policy change. This article addresses that gap by providing eviden...
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 655 - 683 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2013
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