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.

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Cardiff University, UK

Hugh Compston

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HUGH COMPSTON is a Reader in the Department of Politics, Cardiff School of European Studies, Cardiff University, UK, and has written extensively on public policy and policy-making. Recent publications include King Trends and the Future of Public Policy, Handbook of Public Policy in Europe: Britain, France and Germany (editor), and Turning Down the Heat: The Politics of Climate Policy in Affluent Democracies (co-editor with Ian Bailey).

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Book Title: Policy Networks and Policy Change
Book Subtitle: Putting Policy Network Theory to the Test
Authors: Hugh Compston
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244320
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-22368-4Published: 30 September 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30864-4Published: 30 September 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-24432-0Published: 30 September 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 278
Topics: Public Policy, Political Science, Social Policy

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