The Comparative Politics of Agenda Setting
The Emergence of Consumer Protection as a Public Policy Issue in Britain and the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4073995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Flickinger, Richard S Flickinger (Wittenberg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 429-444 |
| Publication date | 1983-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00729.x |
| OpenAlex | W2136492581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article compares the emergence of consumer protection as an issue on the public policy agendas of Britain and the United States in the 1960s. Similar forces caused the emergence of consumer protection in both cases. Governmental responses to consumer protection issues also have been similar, but distinctive features of each country's political system are evident as well. The analysis draws upon existing consumer protection literature for each country as well as the author's interviews with a number of Britons involved in this policy area. The principal conclusion is that consumer protection gained each country's policy agenda as a discretionary item. Events of the past few years demonstrate that it is not yet a durable agenda item in either case
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2017 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |