Private Group Influence in Public Policy Formulation: The Dallas Motion Picture Classification Ordinance of April 5, 1965
Description:
This thesis is an account of the events surrounding the passage of the Dallas Motion Picture Classification Ordinance of April 5, 1965. A stalemate between two disputing private factions in the city leads to public policy in the form of a municipal ordinance. Litigation quickly follows, and in the final analysis, a judicial determination temporarily ends the controversy...This investigation reveals that the council did not formulate public policy of its own volition, but only acted as an exten…
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Date:
August 1966
Creator:
Gregory, Donald D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries