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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Streams, Windows, and Cycles: The Politics of Policy Initiation and Agenda-Setting

FOR TUESDAY, READ STONE CHAPTERS 7,8,9

From last time:

WELFARE AND NEED

  • Maslow
  • Relative and Absolute
  • Quality of Life Measures, disability and terminal illness
LIBERTY AND SECURITY: IS RICHER SAFER?

VAX AND MASK MANDATES

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SO HOW DO ISSUES ENTER THE AGENDA?

OFTEN PROBLEMS LURK IN PLAIN SIGHT BUT PEOPLE DO NOT RECOGNIZE THEM AS PROBLEMS.

Smoking

Pesticides

Equal rights



THE ISSUE-ATTENTION CYCLE -- ONE WAY BUT NOT THE ONLY WAY -- ISSUES REACH THE AGENDA





The example of smoking:

1. The pre-problem stage
2. Alarmed discovery and euphoric enthusiasm
3. Realizing the cost of significant progress

Statistic: Tobacco production in the United States from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000 pounds) | Statista
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4. Gradual decline of intense public interest
5. The post-problem stage



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