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In: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 565, Heft 1, S. 232-232
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In: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 565, Heft 1, S. 232-232
In: Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, Band 13, Heft 4, S. 479-501
ISSN: 1472-3425
Through theories of agenda setting and innovation, the origin, development, and enactment of right-to-die policy in four Western nations—the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, and Great Britain—are examined. Different social and government structures produced varied right-to-die politics in each of these countries, although similar issues received more emphasis in Europe. However, it is discovered that policy entrepreneurs, organizations, and governments are important in similar ways in moving the issue from the public to the governmental agenda and to policy innovations in each country. The paper is concluded with a discussion of elements to be included in a model of agenda setting and innovation and with a proposal for the application of theory to a wider range of policies.