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Elites, Ideas, and the Evolution of Public Policy

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Political Evolution and Institutional Change (PEIC)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. The Problem of Policy Change

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 1-17
  3. Competing Elites, Legitimate Authority, Structured Ideas

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 19-51
  4. Interests in Question

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 53-84
  5. Elite Actors and Policy Innovation

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 85-111
  6. Reasserting Control

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 113-138
  7. Preemptive Adaptation

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 139-167
  8. Accounting for Change: The Role of Programmatic Elites

    • William Genieys, Marc Smyrl
    Pages 169-189
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 191-208

About this book

Seen from the outside, the world of politics and policy-making seems to be in constant flux. Combining theoretical analysis with primary research, this book brings new light to the neglected problem of why individuals with a vested interest in current policies nevertheless promote reform.

Keywords

  • Europe
  • policy
  • policy-making
  • political science
  • politics
  • work

Reviews

'Elites, Ideas, and the Evolution of Public Policy offers an extremely interesting analysis and persuasive argument, and should be widely read among students, scholars and practitioners of public policy.' - Political Studies Review

About the authors

WILLIAM GENIEYS is a CNRS Senior Research Fellow at the Centre d'Etude du Politique en Europe Latine at the University of Montpellier, France.

MARC SMYRL is a lecturer in political science, University of Denver, USA; visiting professor and research fellow Centre d'Etude du Politique en Europe Latine at the University of Montpellier, France. 
 

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eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-0-230-61299-0
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  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
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  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)