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An examination of how windows of opportunity for implementation of a policy can distort the intended scope and goals of the policy.

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The article is a good warning of the law of unintended consequences when a policy entrepreneur opportunistically chooses an inappropriate window of opportunity to frame and implement a policy preference.

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This page is a summary of: Bioterrorism, Fear, and Public Health Reform: Matching a Policy Solution to the Wrong Window, Public Administration Review, May 2004, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2004.00372.x.
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