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Paul M. Hallacher - Why Policy Issue Networks Matter - 9780742541535 - V9780742541535
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Why Policy Issue Networks Matter

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Description for Why Policy Issue Networks Matter Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Why Policy Issue Networks Matter tells the story of the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), developed in the 1980s as part of a so-called new science policy paradigm, aimed at accelerating the transfer of government-sponsored research to industry for economic benefit to the nation. These two initiatives have been at the center of an ongoing political dispute over that science policy paradigm. The book also examines the effects of policy issue networks on policymaking. It is widely argued that in many areas of policymaking over the past 30 years, the tightly bound and insular "iron triangles" that dominated policymaking for most of the twentieth century have been replaced by more open, informal, and decentralized structural arrangements, termed policy issue networks. Little is known, however, about the actual effects of policy issue networks. The book will be of interest to readers concerned about the role of science and technology in economic development, as well as public administration faculty members and students with interest in agenda setting, interest group politics, and policy issue networks. The book is ideally suited for use as an upper division undergraduate or graduate public policy text.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742541535
SKU
V9780742541535
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99-15

About Paul M. Hallacher
Paul M. Hallacher is the director of research program development at Penn State University.

Reviews for Why Policy Issue Networks Matter
Hallacher’s research is useful because little is understood about effects of networks on policymaking. There is a plethora of theoretical work, but minimal research where theories have been tested, applied, or analyzed in more specific detail. Hallacher’s inquiry accomplishes two important tasks. We are reminded that extensive differences exist between policy processes, and the importance of differentiation between policy subsystems is reinforced. Hallacher also presents a particularly succinct and useful overview of different approaches to the policy process over the last 35 years.
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