Agendas and Instability in American Politics (American Politics and Political Economy Series)

Pt. 1. Theoretical Beginnings. 1. Punctuated Equilibria In Politics. 2. Policy Images And Institutional Venues. 3. Studying Agenda Change -- Pt. 2. Tracing Policy Change In America. 4. The Construction And Collapse Of A Policy Monopoly. 5. Two Models Of Issue Expansion. 6. The Dynamics Of Media Attention. 7. Cities As A National Political Problem. 8. Connecting Solutions To Problems: Three Valence Issues -- Pt. 3. Structural And Contextual Change In Politics. 9. Interest Groups And Agenda-setting. 10. Congress As A Jurisdictional Battlefield. 11. Federalism As A System Of Policy Venues. 12. Governing Through Institutional Disruption -- Appendix A: Data Sources -- Appendix B: Regression Analysis Of Agenda Dynamics. Frank R. Baumgartner, Bryan D. Jones. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [277]-289) And Index.