Compare and contrast the iron triangles, issue networks, and the issue-attention cycles policy models. Discuss the weakness of each model and how the other models attempt to correct those weaknesses

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer:
A. Iron triangles include executive bureaus, congressional committees, and interest groups (p. 69).
B. Issue networks consist of all the interested parties on that particular policy (p. 70).
C. Issue-Attention cycle is a model of public euphoria over the latest hot topic issue that after the realization of the costs associated with adequately addressing the policy falls to very little changes in policy (p. 70).
D. Iron triangles are considered weak because they are not very inclusive, issue networks because they are too inclusive, and issue attention cycles are weak because they do not adequately explain how policy is made (pp. 69-71).
E. Each corrects by compensating for the weakness – e.g., issue networks are all inclusive, whereas iron triangles are considered narrow in scope (pp. 70-71).