Terminating Public Programs: An American Political Paradox

This text examines why and when policies or organizations are terminated, how they can be terminated successfully, and what often prevents them from being terminated. The literature on termination and a variety of case studies are reviewed in order to identify theories supported by research. Chapter 1 Public Policy and Organization Termination: An Overview; Chapter 2 The Literature of Termination; Chapter 3 Sunset Legislation: Exploring the Linkages Between Termination and Innovation; Chapter 4 Organizational Termination and Policy Continuation; Chapter 5 Implementing Policy Termination; Chapter 6 Evaluating Termination Research;