When laws backfire: unintended impacts of public policy

Examines unintentional or hidden consequences of legislation in the US, with examples from health and social policies; 7 articles. Contents: When laws backfire: unintended consequences of public policy, by Roger I. Roots; On the shoulders of Merton: potentially sobering consequences of problem gambl...

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Published in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 2004-07, Vol.47 (11), p.1371-1466
Main Authors: Preston, Frederick W, Roots, Roger I, Bernhard, Bo J, Wegner, Eldon L, Yuan, Sarah C.W., Russell, Perry A, Hennessy, Judith, Cliath, Alison Grace, Dick, Andrew J, Pence, Dan J, Jones, Randall M, Geertsen, H Reed, Oakley, Christine K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airlines
Boudon, Raymond
Bureaucracy
Finance
Gambling
Government
Health care
Health policy
Health services
Human behaviour
Institutionalization
Law
Legislation
Merton, Robert
Public health
Public policy
Reform
Safety
September 11
Social policy
Social problems
Social theory
Taxation
U.S.A
United States
Weber, Max
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Summary:Examines unintentional or hidden consequences of legislation in the US, with examples from health and social policies; 7 articles. Contents: When laws backfire: unintended consequences of public policy, by Roger I. Roots; On the shoulders of Merton: potentially sobering consequences of problem gambling policy, by Bo J. Bernhard, Frederick W. Preston; Legal welfare fraud among middle-class families: manipulating the Medicaid program for long-term care, by Eldon L. Wegner, Sarah C.W. Yuan; Airline security after the event: unintended consequences and illusions, by Perry A. Russell, Frederick W. Preston; You've come a long way, baby: citizens at conception? prenatal personhood and SCHIP eligibility, by Judith Hennessy, Alison Grace Cliath; The need for theory in assessing peer courts, by Andrew J. Dick, Dan J. Pence, Randall M. Jones, and H. Reed Geertsen; Going it alone: public health improvement without comprehensive health care reform, by Christine K. Oakley.
ISSN:0002-7642