Author | Torenvlied, Renรฉ. author |
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Title | Political Decisions and Agency Performance [electronic resource] / by Renรฉ Torenvlied |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4285-4 |
Descript | XVII, 292 p. online resource |
1. the Paradox of Compliance -- 1.1. A Paradoxical Finding -- 1.2. Policy Analysis by โModeling Throughโ -- 1.3. Research Object: Social Renewal -- 1.4. Plan of the Book -- 2. Implementers Constrained? -- 2.1. Neo-Classical Models of the Bureaucracy -- 2.2. Substantial Preferences of Agencies -- 2.3. Neo-Institutional Models of the Bureaucracy -- 2.4. Political Conflict Models -- 3. Overarching Model of Policy Implementation -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. The Basis of the Model: Policy Issues -- 3.3. Collective Decisions and Individual Preferences -- 3.4. Foundations of a Simple Model of Implementation -- 3.5. Model Elaboration: Effects of Political Conflict -- 3.6. Variations in Political Opportunism and Control -- 3.7. Model Comparison and Testing -- 4. Testing Simple Models in Complex Settings -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Research Design -- 4.3. Selection: Justification and Procedure -- 4.4. Research Using Key Informants -- 4.5. Operationalization and Measurement of the Variables -- 5. Social Renewal: Interests and Implementation -- 5.1. Social Renewal in Three Local Authorities -- 5.2. Social Renewal in Weststellingwerf -- 5.3. Restructuring Social-Cultural Work in Groningen -- 5.4. Neighborhood Oriented Work in Arnhem -- 5.5. Conclusion -- 6. Towards an Integrated Prediction Model -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Testing the Mixed Model -- 6.3. Testing the Models with Political Conflict -- 6.4. An Integrated Prognostic Model -- 6.5. Conclusion -- 7. Where Politics Makes Sense -- 7.1. Nothing is Sacred -- 7.2. Room for Maneuver or Political Control -- 7.3. Deviating by Consent? -- 7.4. Predicting Policy Performances -- 7.5. Donโt Bash Bureaucracy -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Mathematical Appendix -- 1. Derivation of the simple implementation model -- 2. Mathematical representation of the tolerance interval -- 3. Glossary of notations and terms -- Appendix 2. Overview of Selected Policy Issues -- Appendix 3. Actors Involved and Characteristics -- Appendix 4. Overview of Selected Policy Performances -- Appendix 5. Policy Documents and Dutch Reports -- References