The Structure of Policy Change

by Derek A. Epp

Book Overview

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the Red Scare seized the American public. While President Eisenhower cautioned restraint, his hand was forced, and NASA's budget had increased five thousand percent over its pre-Sputnik levels by the time President Kennedy proposed landing a man on the moon. Spending on the space race is in no way unique; Almost every policy area has its own Sputnik-type story, where waves of popular support for an idea (or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022652972X
• ISBN13: 9780226529721
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"