Organizing for Policy Implementation: Comparisons, Lessons, Prospects for Cabinet Implementations Units.

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Author
Lindquist, Evert

Year
2006

Publisher
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Vol. 8, No. 4, 421 – 435, December 2006.

Type of publication:
Tidsskriftsartikkel

Link to publication:
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/index/M857368011622576.pdf

Link to review:
http://anzsog-research.anu.edu.au/presentations/lindquist.ppt

Number of pages:
16

ISSN:
1387-6988

Language of publication:
Engelsk

Country of publication:
UK

NSD-reference:
2484

This page was last updated:
2007-08-13 11:05:32.53


Publikasjonens datagrunnlag
  • Case studie
  • Komparativ mellom land
Land som er gjenstand for studien
  • Australia
  • Storbritannia
Studieoppdrag
  • Forskning
Studietype
  • Iverksetting/implementeringsstudie
  • Effektstudie/implikasjoner/resultater
Type effekt
  • Strukturelle og styringsmessige effektar
Sektor (cofog)
  • Utøvande og lovgivande myndigheiter K

Summary
This paper compares and analyzes recent case studies of initiatives of first ministers
in the United Kingdom, Australia and Queensland to establish implementation and delivery units,
and reflects on their implications for institutional design and theory. The first section reviews the
similarities and differences in the case studies. The second section considers whether these units in
practice emphasized the strategic directions consistent with certain of the hypotheses outlined in
this collection’s introductory essay, and outlines explanations for similarities and differences. The
third section considers the possibility of functional equivalents to implementation units, and the
potential for competition and rivalry. Implementation units have survived a reasonably long time,
so the fourth section identifies lessons for structuring and locating them, as well as building
credibility. The paper concludes by identifying implications for the literature and future research.