regulation and/or by inadequate public investment. In contrast with a regulatory definition of the problem, which focuses on licensing, leashes, fines, and animal contraception (ic., owner-controlled solutions), a capital investment definition would focus on the need for a larger and more accessible dog pound. me in the community might take issue with the problem being defined as a lack of capital investment, arguing instead that a new pound would not necessarily eliminate strays (the real objective). That is, a new or larger pound would merely shift to the non-dog-owning public the costs of services required by improper behavior by dog owners. Hence, from this perspective a more appro private solution would be to require some combination of steeper fines, higher service charges or license fees for dog owners, and animal contraception (a regulatory package) (Lehan 1984, 66-67). Since policy alternatives must ultimately be traded in institutional settings (usually committees), politics will affect the ultimate ranking of a regulatory solution in relation to a capital investment (pound) solution. It should be recognized that strong preferences for capital construction solutions to complex policy problems are often driven by the political pressures of construction firms that donate campaign money and underscore to office holders the political benefits of creating tangible results for local constituencies.