The Great Broadening: How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics...

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Bryan D Jones Sean M Theriault

The Great Broadening

How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics

Bryan D Jones, Sean M Theriault, Michelle Whyman

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University of Chicago Press
08 July 2019

History of the Americas; Central government policies; Public opinion & polls

Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or state and local governments.

With The Great Broadening, Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman examine in detail the causes, internal dynamics, and consequences of this extended burst of activity. They argue that the broadening of government responsibilities into new policy areas such as health care, civil rights, and gender issues and the increasing depth of existing government programs explain many of the changes in America politics since the 1970s. Increasing government attention to particular issues was motivated by activist groups. In turn, the beneficiaries of the government policies that resulted became supporters of the government’s activity, leading to the broad acceptance of its role. This broadening and deepening of government, however, produced a reaction as groups critical of its activities organized to resist and roll back its growth.

By: Bryan D Jones, Sean M Theriault, Michelle Whyman
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780226625942
ISBN 10: 022662594X
Pages: 326
Publication Date: 08 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Bryan D. Jones is the J. J. ""Jake"" Pickle Regent's Chair in Congressional Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and the coauthor, most recently, of The Politics of Information.Sean M. Theriault is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of three books. Michelle Whyman is a postdoctoral research associate with the Political Institutions and Public Choice Program at Duke University."