Chapter 3, Outside Government, But Not Just Looking In, p. 65
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Public opinion may sometimes direct government to do something, but it more often constrains government from doing something.
— John W. Kingdon
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About John W. Kingdon
John Wells Kingdon (born 1940) is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was a Guggenheim fellow.
About John W. Kingdon
John Wells Kingdon (born 1940) is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was a Guggenheim fellow.
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