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Policy Networks and Policy Change: Putting Policy Network Theory to the Test

Name: Policy Networks and Policy Change: Putting Policy Network Theory to the Test
Author: Hugh Compston
ISBN: 9780230223684

by Hugh Compston

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Overview

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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About the Author, Hugh Compston

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).