Unbroken Government Success and the Illusion of Failure in Policymak

Unbroken Government demonstrates how institutional and electoral characteristics present since the writing of the Constitution influence policy development. Utilizing policy areas as diverse as human spaceflight, clean air, homeland security, and foreign

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10.1057/9781137352521 - Unbroken Government, Wendy N. Whitman Cobb

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Unbroken Government

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Success and the Illusion of Failure in Policymaking

Wendy N. Whitman Cobb

10.1057/9781137352521 - Unbroken Government, Wendy N. Whitman Cobb

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Unbroken Government

All rights reserved. First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–33918–8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Integra Software Services First edition: August 2013 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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For those who have inspired me: Mom, Dad, Josh, and my intellectual inspiration, Larry Dodd.

10.1057/9781137352521 - Unbroken Government, Wendy N. Whitman Cobb

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Tables and Figures

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Preface

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Institutions and Policy The Institutional-Policy Cycle Human Spaceflight and Clean Air Policy A Tale of Two Chambers Executives and Policy Bureaucratic Influence and Discretion Something Old, Something New, Something Federal A Path Fo