The Dynamics of Policy Change: Policy Succession

In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 225-245

Abstract

The policy model assumed by most writers on policy analysis neglects the implications of the fact that most new policies in contemporary Western political systems are in fact replacing old policies, & that this is increasingly likely to be the case. Similarly, the recent interest in "policy termination" is partly misplaced since it fails to adequately follow through the implications of the fact that most policy terminations lead to policy succession. A model is sketched that describes the distinctive features of the policy succession process in the context of policy change, the various kinds of succession that occur, & implications for policymakers. 1 Table, 2 Figures, 32 References. HA.