{"product_id":"the-great-broadening-bryan-d-jones-9780226625942","title":"The Great Broadening: How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics","description":"Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or state and local governments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eThe Great Broadening\u003c\/i\u003e, Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman examine in detail the causes, internal dynamics, and consequences of this extended burst of activity. They argue that the broadening of government responsibilities into new policy areas such as health care, civil rights, and gender issues and the increasing depth of existing government programs explain many of the changes in America politics since the 1970s. Increasing government attention to particular issues was motivated by activist groups. In turn, the beneficiaries of the government policies that resulted became supporters of the government's activity, leading to the broad acceptance of its role. This broadening and deepening of government, however, produced a reaction as groups critical of its activities organized to resist and roll back its growth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan D. Jones,Sean M. Theriault,Michelle Whyman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022662594X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226625942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Bryan D. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096662614271,"sku":"9780226625942","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-broadening-bryan-d-jones-9780226625942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}