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Book SynopsisEpp looks at how lawmakers and agencies figure out what policies to implement and how to develop them, and at whether particular approachesresponding to news events, or building long-term plans, for examplelead to better or worse outcomes.
Trade Review"Scholars of public administration and public policy grapple with an enduring question: under which conditions is public governance efficient and responsive? In this wonderful book, Epp argues that issues matter. Some issues are inherently more complex than others and therefore will be processed differently by decision-making bodies."--Christian Breunig, University of Konstanz "Epp makes a valuable contribution to policy theory, making the compelling case that stability is in and of itself an important goal within the broader desire of policy theorists to understand basic questions of policy change. His discussion also extends to explore the implications for institutional design."--Chris Koski, Reed College
