{"product_id":"the-politics-of-information-problem-definition-and-the-course-of-public-policy-in-america-9780226198125","title":"The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America","description":"How does the government decide what's a problem and what isn't? And what are the consequences of that process? Like individuals, Congress is subject to the \"paradox of search.\" If policy makers don't look for problems, they won't find those that need to be addressed. But if they carry out a thorough search, they will almost certainly find new problems-and with the definition of each new problem comes the possibility of creating a government program to address it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Attention, \u003c\/i\u003e leading policy scholars Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones demonstrated the central role attention plays in how governments prioritize problems. Now, with \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Information, \u003c\/i\u003e they turn the focus to the problem-detection process itself, showing how the growth or contraction of government is closely related to how it searches for information and how, as an organization, it analyzes its findings. Better search processes that incorporate more diverse viewpoints lead to more intensive policymaking activity. Similarly, limiting search processes leads to declines in policy making. At the same time, the authors find little evidence that the factors usually thought to be responsible for government expansion-partisan control, changes in presidential leadership, and shifts in public opinion-can be systematically related to the patterns they observe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on data tracing the course of American public policy since World War II, Baumgartner and Jones once again deepen our understanding of the dynamics of American policy making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank R. Baumgartner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226198125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank R. Baumgartner\u003c\/b\u003e is the Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \u003cb\u003eBryan D. Jones \u003c\/b\u003eis the J. J. \"Jake\" Pickle Regent's Chair in Congressional Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. Together, they are the authors of several books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eAgendas and Instability in American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44812765102195,"sku":"9780226198125","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e1ad4960-c865-4cea-92cc-b618fa5bdbd0.jpg?v=1776777202","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-politics-of-information-problem-definition-and-the-course-of-public-policy-in-america-9780226198125","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}