European and North American policy change : drivers and dynamics
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European and North American policy change : drivers and dynamics
(Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science, 61)
Routledge, 2009
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The issue of policy dynamics is a key one in policy studies and one which is particularly amenable to comparative policy research. This edited volume brings together some of the leading scholars in the field to examine the definition, conceptualization and operationalization of policy change.
Drawing on empirical materials from a variety of longitudinal studies of Europe and North American policy development, this book assesses some of the major existing and unresolved issues currently challenging the discipline. It assesses existing approaches to understanding the multiplicity of drivers of policy change and provides a general map of the composite, multidimensional world of policies in action. The book features case studies on welfare reform, education reform, the World Bank, tobacco control policy, energy policy, agricultural policy, pension reform and the impact of public opinion. Features of the volume include:
A focus on both the domestic and international drivers of policy change
Contributions from internationally-renowned political scientists and policy experts
Extensive qualitative data on policy change covering a range of different topics and countries
This book will be of interest to students and scholars of public policy, public administration and public management, and political science programmes worldwide.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction: The Multidimensional World of Policy Dynamics Part 2: Evaluating Existing Frameworks and Models: Empirical Tests of Multiple Models 2. Explaining the Policy Impact of the 1991 and the 2000 Firework Blasts in the Netherlands by the Core of Five Policy Change Models 3. Policy Flexibility vs. Policy Inertia: Coalitional Dynamics in German Pension Reform Part 3: International Drivers of Policy Change 4. Tobacco Control Policy in Western Europe: A Case of Protracted Paradigm Change 5. Internationalization and Policy Paradigm Change: The Case of Agriculture 6. Policy Change: The Case of World Bank and Pension Reforms Part 4: Domestic Drivers of Policy Change 7. The Influence of Public Opinion on Policy Dynamics: Party and Policy Responsiveness in the European Union 8. Pension Reforms in Italy and US: Policy Change Through Political and Institutionalized Policy 'Gates' 9. Ideational Leadership and Structural Policy Change: Comparing German Welfare State Reforms 10. Going with the Flow: Policy Leadership, U .S. Energy Paradigm Shift and Policy Displacement from 1975 to 2006 Part 5: Conclusion 11. Conclusion: A Research Agenda for Policy Dynamics
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