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Author Chard, Richard E., 1965-

Title The mediating effect of public opinion on public policy : exploring the realm of health care / Richard E. Chard
Published Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description x, 179 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series SUNY series in public policy
SUNY series in public policy.
Contents 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 -- Ch. 8. Dynamic health policy change
Summary "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 been a complex one, yet there are clear indications that health care policy development has been controlled to a great extent by public opinion. Chard argues that policy change is either static or dynamic because public opinion, the underlying force, is itself dynamic at times and static at others, and concludes that this model of change is applicable to all policy areas, not just health care."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-174) and index
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Subject Medical care -- Public opinion.
Medical policy -- Public opinion.
Health planning -- Public opinion.
Public opinion.
Health Policy -- trends.
Public Opinion.
Social Change.
SUBJECT United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
Genre/Form Statistics.
LC no. 2003070438
ISBN 0791460533 hardback alkaline paper
0791460541 paperback alkaline paper