01231pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001800040245009200058260000900150300001300159362000800172520081500180650001800995650002001013700002001033773002001053180718b2001   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGrafton, Carl  aPublic policy for business and the economy: idelogical dissensus, change and consensus.  c2001  ap.403-34  aDec  aA substantial literature shows that ideology, often describable on a conservative-liberal spectrum, is a significant independent variable influencing the formulation of public policy. The 1960s - 1990s are frequently depicted as decades of ideological tumult. However, analysis of the  editorials of major publications shows that substaintial agreement existed on public policy directinos for business and the economy throughout most of these years. Furthermore, in some policy areas initial dissensus was followed by significant movement toward consensus. A theory presented here based on the concepts of successful market operation, market misbehavior, and market break-down explains in large part the reasons for this long term policy consensus as well as movement from dissensus to consensus. - Reproduced.  aPublic policy  aEconomic policy  aPermaloff, Anne  aPolicy Sciences