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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chard, Richard E., 1965-

Series:

SUNY series in public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Public opinion.

Medical care.

Medical policy--Public opinion.

Medical policy.

Health planning--Public opinion.

Health planning.

Public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Health Policy Change

Exploring the Foundations of Dynamic Policy Change

Path Dependence and Policy Change

Presidents as Advocates, Entrepreneurs, and Agenda Setters

Healthy,Wealthy, and Wise?

Examining the Impact of Countervalent Messages on Policy Support

Media Effects and Policy Opinions

Dynamic Health Policy Change

Methodological Appendix

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-174) and index.

ISBN:

9780791485255

0791485250

9781423739777

1423739779

OCLC:

62751359