Policy networks and policy change : putting policy network theory to the test

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个人著者:

Compston, Hugh, 1955-

出版信息:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

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p. cm.

主题词汇:

Policy networks.

Policy sciences.

Social history.

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9780230223684

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This study applies policy network theory to major technological, economic, environmental and social trends to generate propositions about the future of public policy. Among the findings are that we should expect more business-friendly policies, more intrusive law enforcement, more women-friendly policies, and stronger climate policies.

List of Tables and Figures	p. viii
List of Abbreviations	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Definition	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
1 Policy Networks and Resource Dependency	p. 6
1.1 Introduction	p. 6
1.2 Conceptions of policy networks in the literature	p. 7
1.3 Policy networks defined	p. 11
1.4 Policy network theory defined	p. 12
1.5 Summary	p. 17
2 Actors and Resources	p. 18
2.1 Introduction	p. 18
2.2 The idea of resources and resource exchange	p. 18
2.3 The identity of policy network members	p. 19
2.4 Resources: the literature	p. 21
2.5 Tradable and enabling resources	p. 26
2.6 Summary	p. 32
3 Policy Network Theory as a Theory of Policy Change	p. 34
3.1 Introduction	p. 34
3.2 How policy network theory explains policy change	p. 35
3.3 Direct influences of policy network variables on resource exchange	p. 36
3.4 Indirect influences of policy network variables	p. 42
3.5 Exogenous sources of changes in policy network variables	p. 47
3.6 Summary	p. 49
4 Policy Network Theory and the Future of Public Policy	p. 52
4.1 Introduction	p. 52
4.2 Identifying relevant exogenous variables	p. 54
4.3 Methodology for tracing the policy implications of king trends	p. 58
4.4 An example: tracing the policy implications of climate change	p. 62
4.5 Summary	p. 69
5 Testing Policy Network Theory	p. 71
5.1 Introduction	p. 71
5.2 Test procedure	p. 71
5.3 Methodological issues	p. 80
5.4 Summary	p. 83
6 Policy Implications of Technological Trends	p. 86
6.1 Introduction	p. 86
6.2 Developments in information and communications technology	p. 87
6.3 Developments in biotechnology	p. 97
6.4 Developments in military technology	p. 100
6.5 Conclusions	p. 106
7 Growing Affluence, the Shift to Services, and the Growth of Women's Employment	p. 108
7.1 Introduction	p. 108
7.2 The growth and diversification of production and consumption	p. 108
7.3 The shift to services	p. 118
7.4 The growth of women's employment	p. 123
7.5 Conclusions	p. 131
8 Energy, Mobility and Climate Change	p. 133
8.1 Introduction	p. 133
8.2 The king trends described	p. 133
8.3 Policy implications	p. 137
8.4 Test	p. 141
8.5 Conclusions	p. 145
9 Trade Expansion and the Internationalization of Production and Finance	p. 145
9.1 Introduction	p. 145
9.2 The nature of these trends	p. 145
9.3 Policy implications	p. 151
9.4 Test	p. 161
9.5 Conclusions	p. 180
10 Sex and Secularization	p. 182
10.1 Introduction	p. 182
10.2 Sexual liberalization	p. 182
10.3 Secularization	p. 189
10.4 Conclusions	p. 193
11 Population Ageing and the Expansion of Education	p. 194
11.1 Introduction	p. 194
11.2 Population ageing	p. 194
11.3 Rising levels of education	p. 201
11.4 Conclusions	p. 205
12 The Future of Public Policy	p. 207
12.1 Introduction	p. 207
12.2 Results	p. 208
12.3 To what extent can these results be relied on?	p. 210
12.4 The future of public policy	p. 213
Appendices	p. 219
References	p. 237
Index	p. 258

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