The mediating effect of public opinion on public policy : exploring the realm of health care / Richard E. Chard.

"Using health care policy to develop a theory of how public opinion influences public policy outcomes, Richard E. Chard draws on data ranging from presidential approval ratings to polls conducted during the debate over the Health Security Act. Over the last five decades the relationship has bee...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Chard, Richard E., 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Series:SUNY series in public policy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Health policy change
  • Ch. 2 Exploring the foundations of dynamic policy change
  • Ch. 3 Path dependence and policy change
  • Ch. 4 Presidents as advocates, entrepreneurs, and agenda setters
  • Ch. 5 Healthy, wealthy, and wise?
  • Ch. 6 Examining the impact of countervalent messages on policy support
  • Ch. 7 Media effects and policy opinions.