Political Innovation in America: The Politics of Policy Initiation

by Nelson W. Polsby

Book Overview

How are public policies initiated in American politics? Do they spring fully formed from the furrowed brow of the President? Are they the product of congressional committees? This pathbreaking book by Nelson Polsby looks for the first time at the process of political innovation. Drawing examples from foreign and domestic policy, Polsby examines the genesis of eight major new government initiatives: the Peace Corps, the Truman Doctrine, the Council...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300034288
• ISBN13: 9780300034288
• Release Date: September 1985
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"