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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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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